1978 | Novel, "Crowned Heads" adapted in part as Billy Wilder film, "Fedora" |
1972 | Began writing full time |
1972 | Wrote first screenplay, adapting the "The Other" |
1971 | First novel published, "The Other" |
1971 | Acted in final film, "The Nacro Men" |
1962 | Cast opposite Marilyn Monroe in the never-completed film, "Something's Got to Give" |
1958 | Appeared in title role of Walt Disney TV series, "Texas John Slaughter" |
1955 | Film debut, "Scarlet Hour" |
1955 | TV acting debut, "The Way of the World" |
1955 | Moved to California |
| Worked as TV production assistant at CBS before switching to acting |
1952 | Broadway debut as understudy in the musical, "Wish You Were Here" |
| Joined Cape Playhouse stock company in Dennis, Massachusetts as set designer, assistant stage manager and later actor |
1943 | Enlisted in the US Navy at age 17 and spent three years as a radio specialist in the South Pacific during WWII |
| Grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut |
