His biography states he was a director of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, president of the Hollywood Property Owners Association and was commodore of the Long Beach Yacht Club and president of the Civic Regatta Association, which began the Southern California Mid-Winter Regatta. He was "part owner or in several business partnerships involving real estate holdings" and was director of the Metropolitan Bank of Hollywood. He also said in a letter to Paul Coates of the Los Angeles Times that he had at one time been a newspaperman.Paul Coates, "'Friendly' Mash Note," Los Angeles Times, July 26, 1967, page 3
