The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented "A Centennial Tribute to Johnny Mercer," on Thursday, November 5, 2009.
Pictured above at the reception preceding the event (left to right): satirist Stan Freberg, veteran actress Rose Marie, singer/host Michael Feinstein, Ginny Mancini, widow of Henry Mancini, who was a frequent Johnny Mercer collaborator, Oscar-nominated songwriter Arthur Hamilton, and singer Monica Mancini, daughter of Henry Mancini.
Composers Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman (The Thomas Crown Affair, The Way We Were, Tootsie, Best Friends)
Michael Feinstein, Monica Mancini
Actress Doris Roberts, among whose credits are The Honeymoon Killers, The Rose, and the television series Everybody Loves Raymond
Photos: Todd Wawrychuk / ©A.M.P.A.S.
