▁born ▁Herbert ▁Sup ow itz ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁Academy ▁Award - win ning ▁screen writer ▁Al vin ▁S argent . ▁R ais ed ▁in ▁Upper ▁Dar by , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁he ▁studied ▁architecture ▁at ▁P enn ▁State ▁University ▁before ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁Air ▁Transport ▁Command ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Theater ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁U CLA . ▁ ▁S argent ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁radio . ▁Mov ing ▁to ▁television , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁writers ▁for ▁the ▁much - acc laimed ▁Steve ▁Allen ▁Show ▁( on ▁N BC ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 - 6 0 ). ▁He ▁later ▁helped ▁develop ▁television ▁spe ci als ▁for ▁Pet ula ▁Clark , ▁Perry ▁Como , ▁B ing ▁C ros by , ▁Alan ▁King , ▁Mil ton ▁Ber le , ▁Sam my ▁Davis ▁Jr ., ▁L ily ▁Tom lin , ▁Paul ▁McC art ney , ▁Anne ▁B anc ro ft , ▁and ▁B urt ▁Bach ar ach . ▁▁ ▁S argent ▁was ▁married ▁four ▁times . ▁▁ ▁His ▁first ▁marriage ▁was ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁or ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁Z al otta ▁Ros enberg . ▁ ▁The ▁marriage ▁was ▁ann ul led ▁in ▁October ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁▁▁ ▁His ▁second ▁marriage ▁was ▁in ▁ 1