Cover -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Go to the Head of the Class (1915-1937) -- 2. On Broadway (1938-1952) -- 3. "Get This City College Writer out of Here!" (1952-1954) -- 4. Tahiti Therapy (1954-1957) -- 5. In a Northwesterly Direction (1956-1959) -- 6. The People at Sardi's (1959-1961) -- 7. Not Too Sweet, Not Too Sour (1961-1965) -- 8. Fun and Games with Mike and Ernie (1964-1966) -- 9. In Which the Bottom Falls Out (1965-1972) -- 10. Farewell Performance (1972-1977) -- 11. The Pot of Gold (1977-1982)

12. An Uncertain Trumpet (1983-1985) -- 13. Indian Summer (1985-1994) -- 14. See You Again, but Don't Hurry (1994-2005) -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Ernest Lehman's Awards -- Notes -- Index -- Screen Classics