About
Known for My Buddy, It Had to Be You, Side by Side, and Makin' Whoopee. He also wrote for numerous motion pictures.
Before Fame
He worked as a clerk in a mail-order business before launching his legendary and prolific Tin Pan Alley career.
Trivia
He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame almost 30 years after his death.
Family Life
He married Grace LeBoy in 1916. They had two children together.
Associated With
He worked with numerous other composers, including George Gershwin, Al Jolson, and Jerome Kern.
