John Thomas Bullock is the nephew of lyricist, Walter Bullock, who was twice nominated for an Academy Award. He was first nominated for the song "When Did You Leave Heaven" for the movie "Sing, Baby, Sing" (1936) (shared with Richard A. Whiting), then nominated for song "Who Am I?" for the movie "Hit Parade of 1941" (1940) (which he shared with Jule Styne).