associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place label article_title name background birth_date genre origin birth_name occupation
harold bob haggart spina arthur johnston jimmy van heusen bing crosby 25 february 1964 new york city , new york 1926-1964 antioch , california paramount pictures johnny burke -lrb- lyricist -rrb-
 johnny burke non_performing_personnel 3 october 1908 popular music antioch , california , u.s.a. john francis burke lyricist
johnny burke -lrb- lyricist -rrb-

john francis `` johnny '' burke -lrb- october 3 , 1908 - february 25 , 1964 -rrb- was a lyricist , widely regarded as one of the finest writers of popular songs in america between the 1920s and 1950s .
his song `` swinging on a star '' , from the bing crosby film `` going my way '' , won an academy award for best song in 1944 .
