Worth's career began at a very early age when he began promoting jazz concerts, which led to relationship with many artists. At one time, he managed the musical careers of
Charlie Parker and
Billie Holiday. Later, Worth's employment as an agent branched into comedy, and he took on contentious comedian
Lenny Bruce. In the 1950s, he forged a partnership with
Arne Sultan and began writing material for Bruce. The duo went on to pen the scripts for
Three on a Couch and ''
Boys' Night Out and the story for Promise Her Anything. In 1958, Worth won a Peabody Award for his writing on The Steve Allen Show''. In 1971, Worth brought the story of Lenny Bruce to Broadway in the production
Lenny, which won a
Tony Award for its star,
Cliff Gorman.(Internet Broadway Database) In 1974 the movie version of Lenny directed by Bob Fosse was released and received multiple Academy Award nominations. For the remainder of his career, Worth continued to produce biopics including the 1979 film
The Rose (loosely based on
Janis Joplin), the 1996 television movie
Norma Jean & Marilyn, the 1998 television movie
Gia, and the 2001 television movie
James Dean. ==Personal life and death==