His comedy, The Geranium Hat, opened on Broadway in 1959 and was generally well received, although his later play, Step on a Crack only held one performance before closing at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, despite starring Rita Hayworth.
[3] In the 1960s, he switched gears to novels and short stories, the best-known of which is "Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths" which has been translated into multiple languages and sold over ten million copies across the globe.
Together, they had four children: Lee, who resides in Hawaii, and Tom, the former Chief Technology Officer of the State of Vermont and CEO of ITXC corporation, who lives in Seattle, as well as two daughters, Pamela and Janet.
Through his deft use of clear, captivating prose, he revived the legendary journey of Ulysses, weaving a story of adventure and lessons of honor.
As his next achievements, he wrote other books like The Trojan War (1963) and The Gods Who Live in the Sky (1975), where the allegorical events like heroism, divine interference, and the essence of humankind are further implicated.