Songwriter ("The Woody Woodpecker Song"), author, composer and
musician, educated at Los Angeles Community College. He was a musician
in dance orchestras on radio and recordings and in films. He also wrote
television scripts and special material for
The Ritz Brothers,
Eddie Cantor,
Jimmy Durante,
and
Marion Hutton. Joining ASCAP in 1947, his other popular-song compositions
include "Worry, Worry, Worry", "The Old Chaperone", "Take a Letter,
Miss Smith", "I'll Wait", and "Leave It to Joan".