"From this day on": the rise of the playwright-lyricist, 1918-51 -- "Open your eyes": Lerner without Loewe and the MGM years, 1952-55 -- "You did it": My fair lady, Gigi and beyond, 1955-58 -- "One brief shining moment": changing partners, 1959-64 -- "Rise and look around you": from Clear day to Coco, 1965-70 -- "Matters of consequence": collaborations old and new, 1970-74 -- "I remember it well": old friends, 1975-80 -- "Another life": the final years, 1980-86.