About
Lyricist known for Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, April in Paris, It's Only a Paper Moon, and numerous other songs.
Before Fame
He graduated from City College.
Trivia
He, along with composer Harold Arlen, won an Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song for The Wizard of Oz in 1940.
Family Life
He was the son of Lewis Hochberg and Mary Ricing.
Associated With
He became close friends with Ira Gershwin.
