Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Picture "Malcolm X" 1992
1998 Served as executive producer of the acclaimed HBO biography "Gia"
1996 Produced the remake of "Diabolique"
1996 Was executive producer of the HBO biopic "Norma Jean & Marilyn"
1992 With Spike Lee, produced the biopic "Malcolm X", starring Denzel Washington
1992 Served as producer of the HBO movie "Running Mates", which teamed Ed Harris and Diane Keaton
1988 Produced Paul Schrader's "Patty Hearst"
1984 Co-produced the unsuccessful "Rhinestone"
1979 With Aaron Russo, produced the Bette Midler vehicle "The Rose"
1974 Produced the biopic "Lenny", directed by Bob Fosse and starring Dustin Hoffman; film received an Oscar nomination as Best Picture
1972 Co-produced and co-wrote the Oscar-nominated documentary "Malcolm X"
1971 Served as one of the producers of the Broadway play "Lenny", a biography of Lenny Bruce starring Cliff Gorman
1970 Debut as film producer, "Where's Poppa?"
1966 - 1967 Was on the writing staff of "The Milton Berle Show" (ABC)
1962 First feature credit, co-wrote story for "Boys Night Out" with Sultan
1955 Began long collaboration with childhood friend Arne Sultan as writer for TV and films
1940 At age 15, worked as promoter of jazz concerts, booking such figures as Charlie Parker and Billie Holliday (date approximate)
Raised in Brooklyn, NY
Managed comedian Lenny Bruce; arranged for Bruce to appear on "The Arthur Godfrey Show"
With Sultan, wrote for "The Steve Allen Show"; also provided specialty material for Lenny Bruce, Buddy Hackett and other comedians
