- His grandson, Charley Aurthur, committed suicide in 1996 at the age of 23, and his son, Jonathan Aurthur, committed suicide in 2004 at the age of 56.
- Initally studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His career plans changed due to the outbreak of World War II during which he served as a Marine combat correspondent.
- In addition to writing for the screen, he penned magazine articles on jazz, short stories and regular columns for Esquire Magazine (1971 to 1975).
- At one point he was Vice President of Television Production for United Artists.
- Vice president of Talent Associates, 1961-1962. Vice president for United Artists Television, 1963-1964.
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