In the 80s he lived in a loft in Venice, California. He could be
spotted traveling around town in a Mercedes which was made to look like
a patch quilt of denim, which even had a hanky in the back pocket!
Was nominated for Broadway's 1960 Tony Award for his lyrics and, in
collaboration with Jay Thompson and Dean Fuller, the book as parts of a Best
Musical nomination for "Once Upon a Mattress."