Career
He is best known for his radio work, notably Suspense and The Adventures of Sam Spade. He was later married to Kay Thompson from 1942-1947, and to June Havoc from 1948 until his death in 1973. His radio career began in 1929, when he produced and directed The Atwater Kent Hour, an hour-long Sunday night presentation of Metropolitan Opera artists.
Spier was chief of the writers" department and director of development at Columbia Broadcasting System in 1940, when he was co-producer of Suspense and Duffy"s Tavern.
A 1949 magazine article said Spier "is generally rated radio"s top-notch creator of suspense-type dramas."
Spier died, aged 66, at the home he shared with Havoc in Weston, Connecticut.