Early in his career, took a still photograph that would later become syndicated and displayed in the Museum of Modern Art.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6714 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on July 15, 2003.
Neufeld began his career writing songs for artists like Dorothy Loudon, Betty Clooney and Sammy Davis Jr. .
He was the son of Margaret Ruth (Braun) and Philip Morris Neufeld, a stockbroker. His paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and his maternal grandparents were Hungarian Jews.