About
Wrote songs for many films, especially after the popularity of film musicals increased in the late 1920s.
Before Fame
He started writing songs as a teenager and formed the Spier and Coslow music publishing company with Larry Spier.
Trivia
He was also a film producer, winning the Academy Award for Best Short Film for Heavenly Music from 1943.
Family Life
He married second wife Frances King in 1953. They had a daughter together.
Associated With
He wrote songs with Arthur Johnston for several Bing Crosby movies.
