Born in England. Editor who entered American film at Sacramento Pictures with LISTEN LESTER in 1924. Subsequent editing projects - primarily for Warner Bros. - include DISRAELI (1929, uncredited), ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1931), VOLTAIRE (1933), A LOST LADY (1934), FRISCO KID (1935), THE PETRIFIED FOREST and CHINA CLIPPER (both 1936), BLACK LEGION (1937), ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES (1938), THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX (1939), BLUES IN THE NIGHT (1941), CASABLANCA (1942), MISSION TO MOSCOW (1943), PASSAGE TO MARSEILLE and JANIE (both 1944), PRIDE OF THE MARINES (1945), NORA PRENTISS (1947), THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948), WHITE HEAT (1949), CAGED, BRIGHT LEAF and THE WEST POINT STORY (all 1950), I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS (1951), STOP, YOU'RE KILLING ME (1952), THREE SAILORS AND A GIRL (1953), LUCKY ME (1954), EAST OF EDEN (1955), SANTIAGO (1956), LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE and TOO MUCH, TOO SOON (both 1958), THE HANGING TREE and A SUMMER PLACE (both 1959), and his last films, THE SINS OF RACHEL CADE and PARRISH (both 1961).  Nominated for Film Editing 1943: CASABLANCA  Nominated for Film Editing 1944: JANIE 2 nominations