About
Best known for writing Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo and The Hanging Tree. He was also a dance orchestra pianist.
Before fame
He studied music at the University of Arizona and composed his first score for a college musical.
Trivia
He was a three-time Academy Award nominee and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Family life
He fathered a son named Dennis.
Associated with
He wrote the Casper the Friendly Ghost theme song with Mack David.
