Composer, author, pianist, teacher and conductor, educated in New York public schools. He studied with Tali Esen Morgan, and led his own orchestra, while also teaching piano in Asbury Park, New York. Joining ASCAP in 1928, his song compositions include "Triestesse", "Gigue", "Amour Discret", Valse Frivole", "Magic Love", "The Fearless Suitor", "Marching Song of the Foreign Legion", "Chanson Algerian", "The Moorings", and "Sarabande".