American lyricist, composer, singer and record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records.
Born 18 November 1909 in Savannah, GA and died 25 June 1976 in Los Angeles, CA.
He co-wrote many songs with Henry Mancini.
When credited with Harold Arlen, please use the joint credit: Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer.
He won four Academy Awards for Best Original Song. He was a co-founder of Capitol Records.