Born in New York City. Entered American film with THE KID FROM TEXAS (1939) at MGM. Other notable screen credits (alone or in collaboration) include THE DANCING CO-ED (also 1939), BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940 (1940), WHISTLING IN THE DARK (1941), SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD (1944), THREE DARING DAUGHTERS (1948), BORN YESTERDAY (1950), HER FIRST ROMANCE (1951), BLOODHOUNDS OF BROADWAY (1952) and scripts for the TV series "Gidget" (1965), "Love on a Rooftop" (1966) and "The Flying Nun" (1967).  Nominated for Writing (Screenplay) 1950: BORN YESTERDAY 1 nomination