Was the heir of the family that created Steinway pianos.
In Hollywood from circa 1936.
Enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps on 23 September 1942 during World War II.
In the late 1950s and possibly into the 1960s he was employed by CBS as a music programmer. This involved selecting pre recorded musical snippets that would fit the action of various scenes.
Studied with Ravel and was a winner of the Grand Prix de Rome.