Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer

The first biography of one of the twentieth century's most popular and influential lyricists, whose songs include "Moon River" and "That Old Black Magic."

Part of a golden guild whose members included Cole Porter and Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer took Hollywood by storm in the midst of the Great Depression, writing one hit after another, from "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" to "Jeepers Creepers" and "Hooray for Hollywood." But it was also in Hollywood that Mercer's dark underside emerge...