- Son of composer/educator/pianist Clarence Adler.
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984.
- He served with the United States Navy in the Pacific during World War II.
- He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1943 with a Bachelor's Degree.
- Father of Christopher Adler (17 January 1954 - 30 November 1984) who wrote for Broadway.
- He was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for "Damn Yankees!," for Outstanding Musical Production of the 1997 season.
- With his collaborator Jerry Ross, won four Tony Awards, two in 1955 for "The Pajama Game" and two in 1956 for "Damn Yankees!," each year as Best Composer and Lyricist and as music and lyrics for the Best Musical winner. He was also Tony-nominated in 1962 as Best Composer for "Kwamina."
- His best known songs include "Hernando's Hideaway," "Steam Heat" and "You've Gotta Have Heart." In addition to his work on Broadway, he also composed two ballets and the symphonic "Wilderness Suite," commissioned by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
- He met Jerry Ross outside the Brill Building on Broadway and 49th Street in New York City in 1950.
- He is survived by his former wife, Sally Ann Howes; current wife, Susan A. Ivory; three children, Andrew Adler, Katherine Adler, and Charles Shipman; and three grandchildren.
- He and Jerry Ross were awarded Tony Awards for Best Musical for "The Pajama Game" in 1954 and "Damn! Yankees!" in 1955.
- He was nominated for a 1961 Tony Award for music and lyrics for the musical, "Kwamina.".
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