Served as director of nighttime programming at NBC
1957
Joined Henry Jaffe Enterprises as a production executive and TV producer, handling musical entertainment
1958
Moved to Ted Bates Advertising Agency; appointed vice president in charge of radio and television programming
Served as executive vice president at Filmways, Inc.; while there he produced, "The Cincinnati Kid" (1965), "Ice Station Zebra" (1968) and "Catch-22" (1970)