Auerbach wrote radio and television scripts for Eddie Cantor, Milton Berle, Fred Allen, Frank Sinatra and Phil Silvers, among others.
In 1956 he shared a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series for The Phil Silvers Show.
He published the 1965 memoir Funny Men Don't Laugh about his collaborations with radio comedians.
[1] Auerbach graduated from Columbia College, where he wrote for the Varsity Show, in 1932.
During the Second World War, Auerbach served in the Army Special Services division, writing skits for the musical comedy About Face.