- Author, Playwright, Artist, Poet, and Journalist.
- Personal friend and one time employee of William Randolph Hearst.
- His whimsical drawings for Hearst's newspapers appealed to both adults and children.
- Would sign his drawings "Childe Harold".
- His country home in the Figueroa Mountains near Los Olivos, California became a popular meeting place for writers and actors.
- Would rarely travel to New York, usually only to attend a premier of his latest play.
- Greatest hits were "Wedding Bells" and "Twin Beds", the latter in collaboration with Margaret Mayo.
- Was also a successful Southern California real estate developer.
- Wife Isobel Osborne was a step-daughter of Robert Louis Stevenson.
- Stepfather of playwright Austin Strong.
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