Composer ("Forever and a Day"), songwriter, author, singer and director, a vaudeville performer at 16 and later in the Broadway musicals 'As the Girls Go', and 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', and later on television. He wrote special material for Kaye Ballard, Tallulah Bankhead, Patrice Munsel, Lana Turner and Edie Adams, and also composed songs for ...
In 1964, was nominated for three Tony Awards for his collaboration with Hugh Martin on "High Spirits:" as Best Author (Musical), Best Composer and Lyricist, and for lyrics and music that contributed to a Best Musical nomination.