Received two Tony Awards for "Redhead" (1959): as, with three collaborators, Best Authors (Musical) and as one of the book writers for the Best Musical winner.
Attended and graduated from Denver East High School in Denver, Colorado.
He was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in Palm Springs, California on February 25, 1994.
Following his death, his remains were cremated and interred at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. He passed away on January 30, 2007, less than two weeks before what would have been his 90th birthday on February 11.
Was friends with Warren Cowan, who was also his publicist.