Background
He was born and raised in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
He was born and raised in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
In 1951, he was drafted, and served in the of Korea War as a medic. In 1959, he moved to Westchester, and worked as an advertising copy editors In 1967, he moved to Santa Barbara, California.
His work appeared in Antioch Review, Kenyon Review. and Zyzzyva.
He died in Santa Barbara on May 8, 2008.