Mahlon Merrick(1900-1969)

Mahlon Merrick was born on 28 January 1900 in Farmington, Iowa, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Hurricane (1999), Sensations of 1945 (1944) and Red Planet Mars (1952). He died on 7 August 1969 in Hollywood, California, USA.

Known for

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The Jack Benny Hour
7.7
TV Special
- musical director
- 1965
The Jack Benny Program
8.5
TV Series
- conductor
- musical director
- music ...
- 1951–1965
Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown
7.2
TV Series
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1958
Panic!
8.3
TV Series
- composer: theme music
- musical director
- 1957
The Bob Cummings Show
7.7
TV Series
- music
- 1955–1956
Private Secretary
7.9
TV Series
- music supervisor
- 1955–1956
Shower of Stars
7.2
TV Series
- musical director
- 1955
Cavalcade of America
7.9
TV Series
- music supervisor
- 1955
The Abbott and Costello Show
8.1
TV Series
- composer: theme music
- 1953–1954
Stars in the Eye
7.5
TV Special
- special lyrics
- 1952
Red Planet Mars
4.9
- conductor
- 1952
Deputy Marshal
5.7
- music arranger
- musical director
- 1949
Sensations of 1945
6.0
- musical director
- 1944
The Girl from Monterrey
5.2
- musical director
- 1943

Alternative names
- Gene Le Grande
Born
- January 28, 1900
- Farmington, Iowa, USA
Died
- August 7, 1969
- Hollywood, California, USA(cancer)
Other works
"Six Flags March" was the official theme song for Six Flags Over Texas upon the park's opening in 1961. Performed by the Six Flags Orchestra and Chorus, the song was composed under the direction of James Leon with music by Mahlon Merrick and lyrics by Charles R. Meeker, Jr. A recording of the song can be heard in the music loop played in the front of the park.