Johnny Marks
Songwriter, Composer
1909 – 1985
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Who was Johnny Marks?
Johnny Marks was an American songwriter. Although he was Jewish, he specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "A Holly Jolly Christmas", "Silver and Gold", and "Run Rudolph Run".
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- Born
- Nov 10, 1909
Mount Vernon - Also known as
- Marks, Johnny
- J Marks
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Colgate University
- Columbia University
- Died
- Sep 3, 1985
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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