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Songwriter ("In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", "Our Day Will Come"), composer and author. He wrote the Broadway stage scores for "Hazel Flagg" and "Angel in the Wings". Joining ASCAP in 1950, his chief musical collaborators included Carl Sigman, Jule Styne, Mort Garson, Sammy Mysels, Dick Sanford, Milton Delugg, Philip Springer, Lee Pockriss, and Sammy Fain. His other popular-song compositions include "Civilization" (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo), "Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume", "The Coffee Song", "The Big Brass Band from Brazil", "A Srawberry Moon", "Mention My Name in Sheboygan", "Careless Hands", "Chocolate Whiskey and Vanilla Gin", "Dear Hearts and Gentle People", "Dearie", "Stay With the Happy People", "Boutonniere", "Be My Life's Companion", "Shanghai", "Don't Ever Be Afraid to Go Home", "Everybody Loves to Take a Bow", "Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell", "Every Street's a Boulevard in Old New York", "How Do You Speak to an Angel?", "Money Burns a Hole in My Pocket", "I'm in Favor of Friendship", "Sailor Boys Have Talk to Me in English", "The President on the Dollar", "Wrong Joe", "You're Following Me", "Moonlight Gambler", "Seven Little Girls", "My Little Corner of the World", "Any Day Now", "My Summer Love", "Young Wings Can Fly", "Baby, Come Home", "Everyday's a Holiday", "Imagination Is a Magic Dream", "You're Following Me", "Tower of Strength", "Au Revoir", and "Don't You Believe It".
