Noted producer, author, and composer, this individual earned their educational credentials from New York University.
Prior to 1960, they spent their professional tenure at a prominent New York advertising agency, before co-founding a film production company in the same city.
It was in 1963 that they joined the esteemed American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP),and subsequently collaborated musically with the talented Edward Thomas and James Polack.
Their impressive body of work includes numerous popular songs, such as the timeless "Pinocchio", the poignant "Three Sad Souls", and the whimsical "Daydreamer".
However, it is perhaps their most enduring and iconic collaboration that has left a lasting legacy - their partnership with the renowned Arthur Rankin Jr. on a wide range of successful projects, including all of their beloved ABC-TV Christmas specials featuring stop-motion animation and numerous animated cartoons.
