Born in South Dakota. Film editor who entered American film with W. S. Van Dyke's WINNERS OF THE WILDERNESS (1927) at MGM. Other notable editing credits include THE FAIR CO-ED (also 1927), THE LAST MRS. CHEYNEY (1929), SON OF INDIA, THE GUARDSMAN and PRIVATE LIVES (all 1931), ESKIMO (1933), PARIS INTERLUDE (1934), A TALE OF TWO CITIES (1935), HIS BROTHER'S WIFE (1936), MAYTIME (1937), NORTHWEST PASSAGE (1940), THE HUMAN COMEDY (1943), KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1950), THE MERRY WIDOW and THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (both 1952), THE AFFAIRS OF DOBIE GILLIS (1953) and his last film, DEATH OF A SCOUNDREL (1956).  Film Editing 1934: ESKIMO  Nominated for Film Editing 1936: A TALE OF TWO CITIES  Film Editing 1950: KING SOLOMON'S MINES (w. Ralph E. Winters) 3 nominations, 2 Awards