Too Marvelous For Words: Spotlight on Johnny Mercer

Four Academy Awards, plus sixteen nominations. More than 1,500 published songs. Johnny Mercer founded a record company and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Sometimes singer, sometimes composer, always wordsmith. He had a way with making the simple things sound fantastical and making unlikely phrases roll of the tongue. His smooth Southern drawl and his ability…

Armchair BEA 2015: Introduction

Somehow it is already time for Armchair BEA again! Cheers to the lovely folks who organize this virtual get-together each year. It’s always great fun.   Tell us a bit about yourself: How long have you been blogging? Where are you from?  I began blogging about books nearly seven years ago. I’d been writing film…