American lyricist. Married to Fay Whitman.
Born c. 1910 in New York City, New York. Died April 20, 2004 in Connecticut.
His songwriting career began in 1936 with his song "Forget If You Can" recorded by Billie Holiday. His song "When Paw Was Coutin' Maw" (co-written by Leonard Joy) by Dick Todd reached #9 in the U.S. in 1938. "Midnight Masquerade" (co-written by Arthur Berman & Bernard Bierman) by Monica Lewis charted to #16 in 1947. He had an additional 5 songs that charted, including "Vanity" (co-written by Guy Wood & Bernard Bierman), which charted 3 times by Don Cherry, Sarah Vaughn, and Tony Martin.