Born in New York City. Musical director, conductor and composer who entered American film as the uncredited composer for ZOO IN BUDAPEST (1933, Fox). Other notable scoring credits include THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN (1936), DAUGHTER OF SHANGHAI (1937, stock music - uncredited), HUNTED MEN (stock music - uncredited) and BLOCKADE (both 1938), WINTER CARNIVAL and ETERNALLY YOURS (both 1939), SLIGHTLY HONORABLE and THE HOUSE ACROSS THE BAY (both 1940), GUEST IN THE HOUSE (1944), CAPTAIN KIDD and THE SOUTHERNER (both 1945), A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA (1946), RUTHLESS (1948), UNCLE VANYA (1958) and ACTING: LEE STRASSBERG AND THE ACTORS STUDIO (1981).

Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Score) 1936: THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN - Score  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Original Score) 1938: BLOCKADE  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Original Score) 1939: ETERNALLY YOURS  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1945: CAPTAIN KIDD  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1945: GUEST IN THE HOUSE  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1945: THE SOUTHERNER 6 nominations