Wissenswertes

He and wife Whitney Blake drew on her experiences as a divorced mother to create the series One Day at a Time (1975).

He was one of the first men to enroll at Sarah Lawrence College in New York in 1946 under the G.I. Bill.

Before his death in 2010, he acquired an online ministry certificate to officiate at the wedding of Meredith Baxter and her female partner.

Stepfather of Meredith Baxter.

He was survived by his stepdaughter, Meredith Baxter; his two stepsons, Richard Baxter and Brian Baxter; his sister Muriel Manings; nine grandchildren; and at least three great-grandchildren.

He was raised in Staten Island Borough of New York City. He served the United States Armed Forces in the Pacific during World War II.

He was a former board member and Vice President of the Writers Guild of America.

He moved to Canada in the early 1960s to sympathize with his Hollywood friends who were blacklisted during the McCarthy era.