Novels
The Human Nature of Playwriting, Macmillan, 1949

Major Awards:
Academy Award, 1927/28: Special Award- to Warner Bros.: "For producing The Jazz Singer, the pioneer outstanding talking picture, which has revolutionized the industry."
Academy Award Nominations: Smiling Lieutenant, Best Film, 1931
One Hour With You, Best Film, 1932
Suspicion, Best Film, 1941
University of Southern California Performing Arts Council "Most Significant American Films" survey, "12th Most Significant American Film Ever Made", The Jazz Singer,1972
Alumni Achievement Award, University of Illinois, 1973

Teaching and Professional Appointments
English Instructor, University of Illinois, 1920
Visiting Professor of Creative Writing, University of Illinois, 1948
Adjunct Professor of Playwriting, Columbia University, New York,1976-1983
Dramatists Guild
Screenwriters Guild
Authors Guild of Authors League of America