Bruce then executive produced the “Oh, Boy! Babies” episode of NBC Special Treat, which aired in 1983. In 1981, they returned to the world of literature, publishing the book Waiting Games. Rex had a hit with “You Take My Breath Away”, for which Bruce had written the lyrics. In 1979, they directed, produced and wrote a made-for-TV movie version, which starred Barbara Feldon, Denise Miller and Rex Smith. They also churned out a string of films on the topic of psychology, and wrote adolescent fiction such as the book Sooner or Later, which hit the shelves in 1978. In 1979, Bruce and Carole produced a children’s variety show for TV entitled Hot Hero Sandwich, which enjoyed a short but successful run on NBC. He also composed a song called “One Way Ticket” that Mama Cass turned into a hit. Bruce co-penned some of the songs in the show, and Carole wrote and produced. One of these was the 1974 television special, Free to Be… You & Me, which starred Marlo Thomas and featured a wide array of talent, including Alan Alda, Harry Belafonte, Mel Brooks, Rosie Grier and Michael Jackson. The Harts wrote for the show for a year and then moved on to work on other film and television projects, many of them geared toward the young. In 1970, he took home an Emmy award for the pilot episode. Not only did the Harts write sketches for the show: Bruce wrote the lyrics to the famous theme song. He and his wife Carole would frequently collaborate, as they did on the children’s TV show, Sesame Street. In 1960, he worked on the television program, Candid Camera. He started out writing sketches for Carl Ballantine, The Charles Playhouse, and Larry Hankin. Children’s author, composer and screenwriter who attended Syracuse University and Yale Law School.

Sooner or Later by Bruce Hart