Cleopatra (1963)

Distinguished set decorator at Fox who entered American film with DR. RENAULT'S SECRET (1942) and became part of the team that staged the studio's most lavish productions. Associate credits include THE GANG'S ALL HERE (1943), PIN UP GIRL, WILSON and LAURA (all 1944) and THE RAZOR'S EDGE (1946). Unnominated set decorator credits, alone or incollaboration, include THE MEANEST MAN IN THE WORLD, HELLO, FRISCO, HELLO, CRASH DIVE, MY FRIEND FLICKA, HOLY MATRIMONY and CLAUDIA (all 1943), A ROYAL SCANDAL (1945), DRAGONWYCK (1946), MOSS ROSE and GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT (both 1947), YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME, THE WALLS OF JERICHO, THE LUCK OF THE IRISH and UNFAITHFULLY YOURS (all 1948), MOTHER IS A FRESHMAN, THE FAN, EVERYBODY DOES IT, OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL and DANCING IN THE DARK (all 1949), WABASH AVENUE, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, STELLA, MY BLUE HEAVEN and MISTER 880 (all 1950), HALF ANGEL, THE HOUSE ON TELEGRAPH HILL, MR. BELVEDERE RINGS THE BELL, LET'S MAKE IT LEGAL and ELOPEMENT (all 1951), LYDIA BAILEY, DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK, NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP and MY PAL GUS (all 1952), KING OF THE KHYBER RIFLES (1953), THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN, DEMETRIUS AND THE GLADIATORS and THE EGYPTIAN (all 1954), PRINCE OF PLAYERS, THE VIRGIN QUEEN, THE VIEW FROM POMPEY'S HEAD, GOOD MORNING, MISS DOVE and THE RAINS OF RANCHIPUR (all 1955), THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE, BUS STOP, THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE and THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT (all 1956), DESK SET, AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER and THE SUN ALSO RISES (all 1957), SOUTH PACIFIC (1958), HOLIDAY FOR LOVERS, THE BLUE ANGEL and THE MAN WHO UNDERSTOOD WOMEN (all 1959), CAN-CAN, FROM THE TERRACE and THE WIZARD OF BAGHDAD (all 1960), SNOW WHITE AND THE THREE STOOGES (1961), BACHELOR FLAT and TENDER IS THE NIGHT (both 1962), and SHOCK TREATMENT (1964). His last recorded credit is set dresser for THE HONEY POT (1967).

Nominated for Interior Decoration (Black & White) 1946: THE RAZOR'S EDGE - Set Decoration (w. Thomas Little)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1947: THE FOXES OF HARROW - Set Decoration (w. Thomas Little)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1949: COME TO THE STABLE - Set Decoration (w. Thomas Little)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1951: DAVID AND BATHSHEBA - Set Decoration (w. Thomas Little)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1951: THE HOUSE ON TELEGRAPH HILL - Set Decoration (w. Thomas Little)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1952: THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO - Set Decoration (w. Thomas Little)  Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1953: THE ROBE - Set Decoration (w. Walter M. Scott)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1953: THE PRESIDENT'S LADY - Set Decoration  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1954: DESIREÉ - Set Decoration (w. Walter M. Scott)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1955: DADDY LONG LEGS - Set Decoration (w. Walter M. Scott)  Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1956: THE KING AND I - Set Decoration (w. Walter M. Scott)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1958: A CERTAIN SMILE - Set Decoration (w. Walter M. Scott)  Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1963: CLEOPATRA - Set Decoration (w. Walter M. Scott & Ray Moyer) 13 nominations, 3 Awards