Educated at Wayne University, he wrote short stories and television and
radio scripts and plays. He also authored the novel "The Circle on the
Plain" and the play "Next Case". Joining ASCAP in 1957, he wrote songs
for films and records in collaboration with his brother Les and Karl
Suessdorf. His song compositions include "Shooting Star", "Calypso
Boogie", "A Gun Is My True Love", "Black Sheep", "Destination
Honeymoon", and "Memories of Maine".
