Interestingly, Cane was a legal counsel to notable writers like Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair and William Saroyan, and also served on the board of directors for Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc. Cane was also awarded a special medal by the Poetry Society of America.
Some of Cane's works are: January Garden (1926), Behind Dark Places' (1930), And Pastures New (1956) and Snow Towards Evening (1974).