Mort Greene

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Mort Greene (born October 3, 1912 in Cleveland , Ohio , † December 28, 1992 in Rancho Mirage , California ) was an American songwriter , writer , film producer and film composer who was nominated for an Oscar in 1943 . Greene is known for his songs Beyond the Blue Horizon , High Society , Sioux City Sue , My Grandfather's Clock and the Oscar-nominated song When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise .

Life

Greene ended up in Hollywood in 1931 , where after a while he wrote film songs, mainly for RKO Pictures . In 1935 he took on a small role in the Melvyn Douglas film The Lone Wolf Returns . Greene worked on the script for the stage entrance (1937) and the short films Once Over Lightly (1938) and Somewhat Secret (1939). After teaming up with composer Harry Revel , both wrote songs for the following eight films in 1942 alone: Republic Pictures ' Moonlight Masquerade , Paramount Pictures ' Beyond the Blue Horizon , and RKO's The Big Street , Here We Go Again , Call Out The Marines , Four Jacks and a Jill , Sing Your Worries Away, and The Mayor of 44th Street .

In 1943 , Greene and Harry Revel received an Oscar nomination for Best Song for the musical drama The Mayor of 44th Street starring George Murphy , Anne Shirley and William Gargan, directed by Alfred E. Green . However, the Oscar went to Irving Berlin and his song White Christmas from the music film Music, Music .

After Greene's contract with RKO expired in the late 1940s, he focused more on writing comedic lyrics. He soon wrote lyrics for The Big Show of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), which were voiced by Tallulah Bankhead , Fred Allen , Ethel Merman , Groucho Marx and Rex Harrison , among others . In 1952 he produced the first TV sitcom, My Hero, starring Bob Cummings. He then worked for the then 29-year-old comedian and entertainer Johnny Carson and also wrote program texts for Perry Como's Perry Como Show , which also became one of the top programs of the 1950s through his participation. For this he was nominated for an Emmy Award together with Como. He also worked for a long time with Red Skelton , for whom he was the editor of the show. A nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award was the reward for his work. Greene co-produced two films for 20th Century Fox .

When Greene died in 1992, following a stroke , he left behind his partner, Louise Cornell, and two daughters.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1935: The Lone Wolf Returns (Actor)
  • 1937: Stage Door ( Stage Door ) Song: Put Your Heart Into Your Feet and Dance
  • 1938: Everybody's Doing It (soundtrack)
  • 1938: Once Over Lightly (short film, screenplay)
  • 1939: Somewhat Secret (short film, screenplay)
  • 1941: Beware of ghosts! ( Hold That Ghost ) Song: Sleepy Serenade
  • 1942: Four Jacks and a Jill (Soundtrack)
  • 1942: Call Out the Marines (Soundtrack)
  • 1942: Sing Your Worries Away (Soundtrack)
  • 1942: The Falcon Takes Over - Song: I Haven't a Thing To Wear
  • 1942: The Mayor of 44th Street (soundtrack, including When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise )
  • 1942: Moonlight Masquerade (Soundtrack)
  • 1942: Joan of Ozark (Soundtrack)
  • 1942: The Big Street - Song: Who Knows?
  • 1942: Here We Go Again (Soundtrack)
  • 1943: Flight for Freedom - Song: I'm In Good Shape
  • 1943: What's Buzzin ', cousin? - Song: Nevada
  • 1944: The Sultan's Daughter - co-producer and song: Clicketty Clack Jack
  • 1944: Beautiful But Broke - Song: We're Keeping It Private
  • 1944: Seven Days Ashore (soundtrack)
  • 1945: Pan-Americana (Soundtrack)
  • 1946: The Bamboo Blonde (Soundtrack)
  • 1947: Honeymoon (Soundtrack)
  • 1948: The Bronze Goddess ( The Velvet Touch ) soundtrack
  • 1948: Gangsters of the Prairie (Station West) soundtrack
  • 1949: Earth in Flames (Tulsa) soundtrack
  • 1950: Double Deal - Song: I'm Dreaming Out Loud
  • 1951: Million Dollar Pursuit - Song: What Am I Doing
  • 1952: At the helm of the Apaches ( The Half-Breed ) soundtrack
  • 1952: My Hero (TV series, 2 episodes) producer
  • 1953–1971: The Red Skelton Show (96 episodes, screenplay)
  • 1957: The Restless Gun (TV series) soundtrack
  • 1957: One should be an adult ( Leave It To Beaver ) TV series, composer
  • 1957: Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series, 5 episodes) composer
  • 1958: The Dinah Shore Cevy Show (TV series, 1 episode) soundtrack
  • 1965: The Hollywood Palace (TV series, 1 episode) soundtrack
  • 1966: Clown Alley (TV movie, screenplay)
  • 1977: Laugh-In (TV series, 2 episodes, screenplay)
  • 1980: House Calls (TV series, 1 episode, screenplay)
  • 1983: Still the Beaver (TV movie) Composer: Leave It To Beaver
  • 1988: The Ghosts I Called ... ( Srooged ) Soundtrack
  • 1992: The Last Comedian - Mr. Saturday Night ( Mr. Saturday Night ) soundtrack
  • 1996: Swingers - Song: Champagne Time
  • 2001: Freddy Got Fingered - Song: Toy Parade
  • 2004: He didn't want to be a slave ( Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson ) - Documentary, Song: Weary Blues

Awards

Web links

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  1. ↑ Mort Greene. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved April 9, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Jack Smith: Mort Greene In: Los Angeles Times , April 11, 1989 (English). Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ a b c Obituary: Mort Greene In: The Independent , February 26, 2014 (English). Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ Mort Greene In: Los Angeles Times, December 24, 1992 (English). Retrieved February 26, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Greene, Mort
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American songwriter, writer, film producer, and film composer
DATE OF BIRTH October 3, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Cleveland , Ohio , United States
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 1992
Place of death Rancho Mirage , California