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Fact #56061

When:

18111909

Short story:

Johnny Mercer is born in Savannah, Georgia, USA. As one of America's greatest songwriters, he will win 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 will write the lyrics to more than fifteen hundred songs. Mercer will also be a co-founder of Capitol Records.