Mercer moved to California in 1935 and penned some of the greatest songs of the movie musicals' golden age, including “Jeepers Creepers,
” “I'm an Old Cowhand,
” and “Something's Gotta Give.
” In Hollywood, he collaborated with a Who's Who of popular music composers, including
Jerome Kern
(“I'm Old-Fashioned
”),
Richard Whiting
(“Too Marvelous for Words
”),
Rube Bloom
(“Fools Rush In
”), and
Harry Warren
(“You Must Have...