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Nov 16, 2004 · But, as Gene Lees tells us in his new biography, Portrait of Johnny: The Life of John Herndon Mercer (Pantheon), the words were charged with private emotion. The woman was Judy Garland. Three years earlier, when she was 18 and Mercer was 30, they had become lovers.
"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" with music by Harry Warren, was a big smash for Judy Garland in the 1946 film The Harvey Girls, and earned Mercer the first of his four Academy Awards for Best Song, after eight unsuccessful nominations.
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In 1941, Mercer began an affair with 19-year-old Judy Garland, while she was engaged to composer David Rose. Garland ended her involvement when she married Rose. In later years, Garland and Mercer rekindled their affair. Mercer stated that his song "I Remember You" was the most direct expression of his feelings for Garland.
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Apr 6, 2023 · April 15, 1940 A busy day for Judy. She had a 9 a.m. call at MGM for rehearsals of the “Gay Nineties” number for “Strike Up the Band.”. She was dismissed at 6 p.m. That evening Judy was at ...
Nov 18, 2017 · A real bounty of Mercer music and words can fortunately be found on CDs, including Capitol Sings Johnny Mercer, a wonderful collection that brings together some of Mercer’s own renditions of his songs along with great versions of his songs as performed by Judy Garland, Nat “King” Cole, Lena Horne, Dinah Shore, Harold Arlen, and others.
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