Composer, conductor and author, educated at NYU, who composed much
background music and a number of musical commercials. He directed a
number of radio and television orchestras and music for a number of
Broadway musicals including "Top Banana", "Damn Yankees", "The Pajama
Game", "Once Upon a Mattress", "Baker Street", "New Girl in Town",
"Fiorello!", "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", "She
Loves Me", and "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's
Superman".
Won Broadway's 1956 Tony Award as Best Conductor and Musical Director for "Damn Yankees!" Was nominated for the same Tony award in 1960 for "Fiorello!".