AHJ_ah10077 Inventory of the Johnny Green papers, 1960 Green (Johnny) papers University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2013

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 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort July 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Green, Johnny, 1908- Johnny Green papers 1960 10077 0.92 cubic feet (1 box) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Biography of Johnny Green

Johnny Green was born in 1908 in Far Rockaway, New York. He received a BA from Harvard University in 1928 and later completed a MA in English. He was an arranger, composer and conductor for motion pictures and television from the 1930s through the 1970s. In 1961 he was conductor and music supervisor for the film version of "West Side Story".

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The Johnny Green collection contains mainly hand-written musical scores, probably from 1960-1961, composed for the movie version of "West Side Story".

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Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Motion picture music. Film composers. Scores. West Side story (Motion picture) <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Music Performing Arts