At the time of his death, he was working with his friend, actor Bill Paxton on an HBO project about the Kennedy assassination.
He helped produce JFK's 1961 Inaugural Ball and the subsequent 1962 JFK
Anniversary Gala.
Was a Rat Pack insider through his personal management of Peter Lawford for 35 years.
He started his career in the early 1930s as a trumpet player and band-leader but left to became a talent manager, rising to become one of Hollywood's top personal managers.