Co-founded Capitol Records with Johnny Mercer and Glenn Wallichs. He and Mercer also founded Cowboy Records (Philadelphia, PA) the same year. [1942]
He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
One-third of the songwriting team of Henderson-DeSylva-Brown (with Ray Henderson and Lew Brown).
Son of actor Hal De Forest.