Spoiler : Born 6/5/1909; died 3/6/1995 of emphysema in Escondido, California. Short story writer; screenwriter for Universal, Republic, Fox and RKO beginning in the late 1930's until the early 1940's. Afterwards began writing for radio/ television. Creator/writer for Father Knows Best on NBC-Radio (1949-1953); CBS and NBC Television (1954-1962). Writer for The Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show on NBC-Radio (?-1954).

Spoiler : Writer for television including various episodes of The Danny Thomas Show (Make Room For Daddy) on ABC and CBS (1953-1964); The Real McCoys on ABC and CBS (1957-1963); Leave It To Beaver on CBS and ABC (1957-1963); The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis on CBS (1959-1963); My Three Sons on ABC and CBS (1960-1972); The Bill Dana Show on NBC (1963-1965); My Favorite Martian on CBS (1963-1966); Petticoat Junction on CBS ((1963-1970); No Time For Sergeants on ABC (1964- 1965); The Tycoon on ABC (1964-1965); Family Affair on CBS (1966-1971); Run, Buddy Run on CBS (1966-1967).

Spoiler : Teamed with Seaman Jacobs, and wrote the ABC-TV pilot episodes of The Addams Family (1964); F-Troop (1965). Retired in 1972.