In the 1930s, he began work as a composer, conductor and music director in radio, and then moved on to films, many of them at Paramount, where he was music director for 16 Bing Crosby pictures.
In the 1930s, he began work as a composer, conductor and music director in radio. He became music director for MGM in 1941 and then moved on to Paramount, where he was music director for 16 Bing Crosby pictures.