He is best known for creating the World War II comic strip Navy Bob Steele which was published by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate from 1939-1945, and for his play Sea Dogs which was staged on Broadway in 1939.
He penned the children's book Liners and Freighters (1934, Thomas Nelson & Sons) which included a collection of short stories aimed at educating middle school students about commerce and transportation at sea.
[6] Set aboard a freighter at sea, the play starred the actor Joseph Macauley as an abusive alcoholic captain involved in dope smuggling who is pitted against a young crewman who threatens to expose his illegal enterprise.
[3] Theatre historian Gerald Bordman, noted that the play was unusual in that it "contained some of the foulest language heard" on the Broadway stage up until that point in history.
It further declined in quality when Erwin Greenwood, a reliable if un-original artist, was replaced in 1944 by William King who lacked a consistent style.