About
Composed numerous songs, including Me and My Shadow and Honey Babe. He was the head of the RKO Radio music department.
Before Fame
He began his career as a pianist, working with such vaudeville legends as Sophie Tucker, Frank Fay, Belle Baker, and Al Jolson.
Trivia
He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Family Life
He was born in Brooklyn. He married wife Anna.
Associated With
He co-wrote Me and My Shadow with Jolson and Billy Rose. He and Rose wrote many other hits.
