Graduated from Harvard University in 1965 and became a journalist for
'Newsweek'. He also worked as a film critic for 'Esquire' and 'The New
Yorker' before writing his first screenplay. Also a songwriter, he
composed a musical 'King of Hearts', and has collaborated with Carly
Simon on songs which she has recorded. He was married to lyricist Mindy
Jostyn, who died in 2005.