Born in Denver, CO. Prolific American songwriter whose songs were first used in SOUTH OF DIXIE (1944, as Jerry Levinson). Other notable films that featured his songs include CINDERELLA (1950), ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951), THE STOOGE (1953), THE HANGING TREE (1959), SERGEANT RUTLEDGE (1960), FOR THOSE WHO THINK YOUNG (1964) and CAT BALLOU (1965). He composed themes and music for many television series from the mid-1950s, including "Sugarfoot," "Colt .45," "Bronco," "77 Sunset Strip," "The Alaskans," "Bourbon Street Beat," "Hawaiian Eye," "Surfside 6" and "The Roaring 20's." Some of his notable popular songs (written alone or in collaboration) include "The Ballad of Cat Ballou," "Bibbidy-Bobbidi-Boo", "Caspar the Friendly Ghost," "Close to You," "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes," "Fuzzy Wuzzy," "The Hanging Tree", "Hawaiian Eye," "It's the Talk of the Town," "Mairzy Doats," "None But the Lonely Heart," "77 Sunset Strip," "The Twelfth of Never," "The Unbirthday Song," "Under a Blanket of Blue" and "Wake the Town and Tell the People."  Nominated for Music Best Song 1950: CINDERELLA "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" - Music & Lyric (w. Mack David & Al Hoffman)  Nominated for Music Best Song 1959: THE HANGING TREE "The Hanging Tree" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1965: CAT BALLOU "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" - Music 3 nominations