Born in Lamberville, NJ. Composed the score for A THOUSAND CLOWNS (1965). Orchestrator for the 1949 TV series "The Admiral Broadway Revue", "General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein" (1954, TV), "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957, TV - musical director), "Gift of the Magi" (1958, TV), THE APPOINTMENT (1969), and "The Most Happy Fella" (1980, TV).  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of Music Adaptation or Treatment) 1965: A THOUSAND CLOWNS 1 nomination