Comedian, composer, songwriter ("At Dusk", "I Came to Say Goodbye"),
author and trombonist, educated in high school, then a trombonist with
the Columbia Symphony (1931-1936). He was a member of the Bob Hope radio
program, and appears in many films. Joining ASCAP in 1956, his other
songs include "Life of a Sailor", "Sleighbells in the Sky", "Take Your
Time", and "One Day".
