- Served in the the U.S. Army in Europe where he penned a column for Stars and Stripes and produced comedy variety shows for the troops.
- He attended John Burroughs Junior High and Los Angeles High School, graduating at age 16, and then enrolled at UCLA in 1935. In college, he wrote a humor column in the Daily Bruin titled "Bob Tales.".
- Has 2 daughters with his wife, Sabrina Scharf and two sons from a previous marriage
- Father of Tom Schiller.
- After World War II worked for Rogers & Cowan.
- He collaborated with Bob Weiskopf on TV scripts for nearly 50 years.
- Profiled in "The Laugh Crafters: Comedy Writing in Radio and TV's Golden Age", by Jordan Young (BearManor Media).
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