About
Known for Teddy Bears' Picnic, My Prayer, Red Sails in the Sunset, and Hokey Pokey. He was awarded two Ivor Novello Awards.
Before Fame
He attended Trinity College in Dublin.
Trivia
He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1997.
Family Life
He fathered two sons and one daughter.
Associated With
His song My Prayer was covered by Ella Fitzgerald.