 He was one of "Mad" Magazine's top movie satire writers, and a member of the "usual gang of idiots" for almost 33 years as well as one of the earliest humor and satire writers for "Playboy".He was also a WWII Veteran, and the only American comedy writer to have ever won both an Emmy and a Purple Heart.Siegel was born in New York City on October 29, 1925 to a family of Jewish descent.