He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Katz, and he attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York.

[3] Briggs' first theatrical experience came with the Maverick Theatre in Woodstock, New York, but it initially involved no acting.

[4] He was known for Joan of Paris (1942), Ladies' Day (1943) and My Forbidden Past (1951).

[6] He died on August 22, 1998, and was buried at the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, in Schuylerville.

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