About
American sportswriter, screenwriter and author who penned the screenplay to the 1953 film The Girl Who Had Everything.
Before fame
He was a sportswriter and editor for the Oakland Tribune.
Trivia
He wrote several films, including 1949's The Set-Up.
Family life
He died in the same plane crash that killed Mike Todd, a Hollywood film producer.
Associated with
He died in a plane that was named after Elizabeth Taylor.