Spoiler : Born in New York City 7/14/1909; died 11/27/1967 in Los Angeles, California. He was a child prodigy as a pianist that was giving recitals at age ten. Member of bands of Tommy Dorsey; Andre Kostelanetz; Paul Whiteman. During WWII, he served in the US Army and conducted radio programs for the Armed Forces Radio Service. Composer of tunes including Tenderly that was used in movies including The Tender Game (1958); In Too Deep (1990); Scenes from a Mall (1991); The Myth of Fingerprints (1997); Return to Me (2000). Composer of other tunes including Your Love; To Be Worthy of You; I'm In a Fog About You; Just a Moon Ago; Improvisation in Several Keys; Creepy Weepy; A Slight Case of Ivory; Please Remember; How Will I Remember You; Mexican Moon.

Spoiler : Music director for the CBS Radio Network with programs including The Chesterfield Quarter-Hour; Duffy's Tavern; Four to Go; Hobby Lobby; Burl Ives' Coffee Club; Mary Margaret McBride; Saturday Night Swing Club; Take It Or Leave It; The Mel Torme Show; The Kay Thompson Show; Tune Up Time; The Rudy Vallee Show; What's My Name?; Your Hit Parade. Host and star of A Slight Case of Ivory on CBS-Radio (1941).