About
Composer of Manhattan Serenade and Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans, which was revived following Hurricane Katrina.
Before Fame
He studied at the New England Conservatory of Music and played on vaudeville for such headliners as Irène Bordoni and Nora Bayes.
Trivia
He was nominated for two Academy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.
Family Life
His family moved to Boston after his high school graduation.
Associated With
He collaborated with Oscar Hammerstein II.
