Composer, songwriter ("Everytime I Dance With You" ["Papa Pacifico"]),
conductor and author, educated at New York University with a Bachelor
of Arts degree. He was the musical director for Allied Artists studios.
Joining ASCAP in 1955, his chief musical collaborator was Raymond
Scott. His other popular-song and instrumental compositions include
"Not As a Stranger", "Penny", "Tropical Merengue", and "Never Love a
Stranger".
