1909 - 1976
World-renowned songwriter John Herndon Mercer was born in Savannah and spent much of his youth in this house at 226 East Gwinnett Street. His lyrics reflected the sounds of Southern conversation, influenced by the African-American music and the natural world he experienced. During his career Mercer wrote more than one thousand songs, and nearly four hundred were used in motion pictures. Of these, eighteen were nominated for Academy Awards? ; four of which ("On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe," "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening," "Moon River," and "Days of Wine and Roses") won Best Song. Mercer was a co-founder of Capitol Records and the founding president of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Johnny Mercer is buried in Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery.| HM Number | HM5HU |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series |
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| Marker Number | 25-26 |
| Year Placed | 2006 |
| Placed By | Georgia Historical Society and the Friends of Johnny Mercer |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 4:38am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 491204 N 3547803 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.06643333, -81.09318333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 3.986', W 81° 5.591' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 3' 59.16" N, 81° 5' 35.46" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 478, 912 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 222-226 E Gwinnett St, Savannah GA 31401, US |
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