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Mort Greene(1912-1992)

  • Music Department
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Mort Greene was born on 3 October 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Scrooged (1988), Swingers (1996) and The Red Skelton Hour (1951). He was married to Jan Wiley and Ann Lawrence. He died on 28 December 1992 in Palm Desert, California, USA.
BornOctober 3, 1912
DiedDecember 28, 1992(80)
BornOctober 3, 1912
DiedDecember 28, 1992(80)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Bill Murray in Scrooged (1988)
Scrooged
6.9
  • Soundtrack("The Toy Parade (Leave It to Beaver Theme)")
  • 1988
Vince Vaughn in Swingers (1996)
Swingers
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Champagne Time")
  • 1996
Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
The Red Skelton Hour
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Tom Green in Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
Freddy Got Fingered
4.7
  • Soundtrack("Toy Parade")
  • 2001

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Music Department



  • Still the Beaver (1983)
    Still the Beaver
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • composer: "Leave It To Beaver" theme
    • 1983
  • Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers in Leave It to Beaver (1957)
    Leave It to Beaver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1957–1963
  • Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
    Tales of Wells Fargo
    7.9
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1957
  • Lee Patrick, Eric Sinclair, and Jane Withers in Faces in the Fog (1944)
    Faces in the Fog
    5.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Edgar Bergen, Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Harold Peary, Ginny Simms, Charlie McCarthy, and Mortimer Snerd in Here We Go Again (1942)
    Here We Go Again
    5.8
    • songs: lyrics by
    • 1942
  • Jane Frazee and Dennis O'Keefe in Moonlight Masquerade (1942)
    Moonlight Masquerade
    6.9
    • songs by
    • 1942
  • Richard Barthelmess, Freddy Martin, Joan Merrill, George Murphy, and Anne Shirley in The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
    The Mayor of 44th Street
    5.5
    • songs: lyrics by
    • 1942
  • Dixie Dunbar in Once Over Lightly (1938)
    Once Over Lightly
    5.2
    Short
    • lyricist
    • lyrics and music
    • 1938

Writer



  • House Calls (1979)
    House Calls
    6.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1980
  • Legends of the Superheroes (1979)
    Legends of the Superheroes
    5.4
    TV Series
    • additional material
    • 1979
  • Laugh-In (1977)
    Laugh-In
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977–1978
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • 1955–1971
  • Clown Alley
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • William Shatner and Basil Rathbone in Encounter (1952)
    Encounter
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Tom Collins and Mary Howard in Somewhat Secret (1939)
    Somewhat Secret
    5.9
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Dixie Dunbar in Once Over Lightly (1938)
    Once Over Lightly
    5.2
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1938

Producer



  • Robert Cummings in My Hero (1952)
    My Hero
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1952–1953
  • Charles Butterworth, Ann Corio, Edward Norris, and Tim Ryan in The Sultan's Daughter (1943)
    The Sultan's Daughter
    5.1
    • assistant producer
    • 1943

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 3, 1912
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • December 28, 1992
    • Palm Desert, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Jan WileyFebruary 16, 1947 - June 1970 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Melissa Greene
  • Other works
    TV commercial for America On-Line broadband service (theme from "Leave It To Beaver") (2003)

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    • Velvet

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