Trivia

Covered the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the kidnapping and murder of the infant son of Charles Lindbergh in 1935 for a Philadelphia newspaper.

A specialist in growing dahlias.

Wrote articles and a radio series on crime prevention in 1930 and 1931.

Co-founded (with Harry Houdini, John Grey and Louis Grossman) Supreme Pictures Corp. (1919-20), a film production company.