Songwriter ("Oh, You Beautiful Doll", "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"),
author, composer and actor, educated in public schools. He wrote songs
for "The Ziegfeld Follies of 1909". He appeared in vaudeville between
1911-1914, then joined the staff of music publishers, where he worked
into 1926. He wrote the Broadway stage scores for "The Newlyweds and
Their Baby", "The Matinee Idol", and "Adrienne" (for which he also
wrote the libretto). Joining ASCAP as a charter member in 1914, his
other popular songs include "Can't You See I Love You?", "Great Big
Blue-Eyed Baby", "If You Talk in Your Sleep, Don't Mention My Name",
"Moving Day in Jungle Town", and "Chin Chin".