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Johnny Mercer dies from an inoperable brain tumour in Hollywood, California, USA, USA. As one of America's greatest songwriters, Mercer won four Academy Awards, for On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe, In The Cool Cool Cool Of The Evening, Moon River and Days Of Wine And Roses. In total, he wrote the lyrics to more than fifteen hundred songs. Mercer was also a co-founder of Capitol Records.
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