A veteran Broadway conductor, composer and arranger, he went to Hollywood in the early 1940s as musical director for Paramount. He scored, arranged, and conducted many musical and dramatic films and in the 1950s produced three musicals, WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954), THE GIRL RUSH (1955), and ANYTHING GOES (1956). He later returned to the stage.  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1941: BIRTH OF THE BLUES  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1942: HOLIDAY INN  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1943: STAR SPANGLED RHYTHM  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1944: LADY IN THE DARK  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1945: THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1945: INCENDIARY BLONDE  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1946: BLUE SKIES  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1947: ROAD TO RIO 8 nominations