- Works: "Night Club"; "6 Impressions" (piano and orchestra, on a Paul Whiteman commission); "Merry Wives of Windsor Overture"; "Music for Elizabeth" (piano and orchestra).
- (1931 - 1986) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1931) Stage Play: Here Goes the Bride. Musical comedy.
- (1933) Stage Play: Murder at the Vanities. Drama/mystery. Book by Earl Carroll and Rufus King. Additional dialogue by Eugene Conrad. Lyrics by Edward Heyman. Additional lyrics by Ned Washington, Paul Francis Webster and Herman Hupfeld. Music by Richard Meyers. Additional music by Victor Young, John J. Loeb, Herman Hupfeld and Johnny Green [credited as John W. Green]. Musical Direction by Ray Kavanaugh. Music orchestrated by Edward Powell and Hans Spialek. Dialogue staged by Burk Symon. Dances by Chester Hale. Additional dance arrangements by Ned McGurn. Directed by Earl Carroll. New Amsterdam Theatre: (moved to The Majestic Theatre from 10 Mar 1934 to close): 12 Sep 1933- 10 Mar 1934 (207 performances). Cast: James Rennie, Sybil Aarons, Janet Abbott, Ednamay Adair, Jean Adair (as "Madame Tanqueray, Wardrobe Mistress"), Wiley Adams, Ernestine Anderson, Renee Armour, Charles Ashley, Olga Baklanova, William Balfour (as "Noomhouse, Night Watchman"), DeDon Blumier, Mickey Braatz, Eileen Burns, Marion Callahan, Earl Carroll (as Cameo appearance; his only time on stage as an actor), Eunice Coleman, Amby Costello, James Coughlin, Robert Cummings (as "Jack Purdy, Carpenter") [final Broadway role], Sylvia Curry, Dorothy Dawes, Nancy Dolan, Patsy Drew, Lew Eckles (as "Mr. Kerrick, Assistant District Attorney"), Caja Eric, Muriel Evans (as "[one of]The Most Beautiful Girls in the World"), William Fay, Betty French, Paul Gerrish, Dolores Grant, Flo Harris, Patricia Hayward, Ruth Hillard, Billy House (as "Walter Buck, Assistant Stage Manager"), Charles G. Johnson, Joyce Johnson, Constance Jordan, Elise Joyce, Marie Kahrkahn, Evelyn Kelly, Irene Kelly, Alice Kerwin, Frank Kingdon (as "Mr. Martin, the General Manager"), Evalyn Knapp (as "[one of] The Most Beautiful Girls in the World"), Ben Lackland (as "Billy Slade"), Al Lee, Sari Leone, Ben Lewis, Lewis & Van, Bela Lugosi (as "Siebenkase"), Mackie & Lavallie, Helen Madison, Francis X. Mahoney, June Mahr, Ruth Mann, Adeline Martin, Ruth Miller, Woods Miller, Villi Milli, Pauline Moore (as "Liane Ware, a Vanities Girl"), Kay Murphy, Martha Murray, Alice Nelson, Hazel Nevin, Gay Orlova, Anita Patterson, Dorothy Plant, Martha Pryor, Helena Rapport, Naomi Ray, F. Raymond, June Raymond, Lorna Rode, Elsie Rossi, Ann Rothey, Alma Saunders, Leone Sedalle, Marion Semler, Samuel Shaw, Phil Sheridan (as "Winchester"), Laurie Shevlin, Lisa Silbert, Francine Sinclaire, Anya Taranda, Walker Thornton, Edwin Vickery, Una Vilon, Emily Von Hoven, Beryl Wallace (as "Hope Carol, a Vanities Girl"), Ferne Ward, Marie Warren, Al Webster, Joan Webster, Barbara Winchester, Evelyn Witt. Produced by Earl Carroll. Note: Produced by Paramount as Murder at the Vanities (1934).
- (1942) Stage Play: By Jupiter. Musical Comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Based on material adaptation by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers. Based on "The Warrior's Husband" by Julian F. Thompson. Musical Direction by Johnny Green. Vocal arrangements by Johnny Green and Clay Warnick. Music arranged by Don Walker. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Joshua Logan. Shubert Theatre: 3 Jun 1942- 12 Jun 1943 (427 performances). Cast: Margaret Bannerman, Bertha Belmore, Helen Bennett, Ray Bolger (as "Sapiens"), Ruth Brady, Martha Burnett, Irene Corlett, Betty Jo Creager, Mark Dawson, Bob Douglas, Ralph Dumke, Berni Gould, June Graham, Ronald Graham, Barbara Heath, Louis Hightower, Robert Hightower, Flower Hujer, Rose Inghram, Kay Kimber, Ray Koby, Janet Lavis, Don Liberto, Michael Mann, Jane Manners, Tony Matthews, Virginia Meyer, Constance Moore, Margery Moore, Monica Moore, Mary Morris, Beth Nichols, Dorothy Poplar, Bobby Priest, Joyce Ring, Rosemary Sankey, George Schwalbe, William Silvers, Toni Stuart, Olga Suarez, Maidel Turner, William Vaux, Benay Venuta, Vera-Ellen, Wana Wenerholm, Ken Whelan, Robert Wilson. Produced by Dwight Wiman and Richard Rodgers. Produced in association with Richard Kollmar.
- (1942) Stage Play: Beat the Band. Musical comedy. Music by Johnny Green. Book by George Marion Jr. and George Abbott. Lyrics by George Marion Jr. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Choreographed by David Lichine. Directed by George Abbott. 46th Street Theater: 14 Oct 1942- 12 Dec 1942 (67 performances). Cast: Evelyn Brooks (as "Band Girl"), Ralph Bunker (as "Mr. Pirosch"), Joan Caulfield (as "Veronica"), John Clarke (as "Hotel Owner"), Brian Connaught (as "First Detective"), Doris Dowling (as "Bell Girl/Dancing Girl"), Cliff Dunstan (as "Hotel Manager"), Toni Gilman (as "Willow Willoughby"), Averell Harris (as "Don Domingo"), Eunice Healey (as " Princess"), Juanita Juarez (as "Mamita"), James Lane (as "Doorman"), Jerry Lester (as "Hugo Dillingham"), Johnny Mack (as "Trumpet Player"), Susan Miller (as "Querida"), Marc Platt (as "Second Detective"), Leonard Sues (as "Drummer, Damon Dillingham's Band"), Romo Vincent (as "Buster da Costa"), Jack Whiting (as "Damon Dillingham"). Produced by George Abbott. Note: Filmed by RKO Radio Pictures as Beat the Band (1947).
- (1986) Stage Play: Uptown...It's Hot!
- (1962) His musical, "Bye Bye Birdie," was performed at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Chita Rivera, Tom Poston, and Selma Diamond in the cast. Duane Camp was director.
- (June 6, 1957) His play, "A Night with the President," was performed at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. Gilmor Brown was artistic director. Mary Greene was director.
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