Born in Illinois, USA. Art director and production designer who entered American film as technical director for MY FOUR YEARS IN GERMANY for First National in 1918. His art directing credits, alone or in collaboration, include THE LOTUS EATER (1921), MADONNA OF THE STREETS (1924), LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY (1925), IRENE (1926), MY BEST GIRL (1927), HAPPY DAYS (1929), BORN RECKLESS (1930), THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (1934), LET 'EM HAVE IT (1935), THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS (1936), FIT FOR A KING (1937), THE DUKE OF WEST POINT (1938), THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK (1939), KIT CARSON (1940), CHEERS FOR MISS BISHOP and INTERNATIONAL LADY (both 1941), and TWIN BEDS, MISS ANNIE ROONEY and FRIENDLY ENEMIES (all 1942).  Nominated for Interior Decoration (Black & White) 1940: MY SON, MY SON - Art Direction  Nominated for Interior Decoration (Black & White) 1941: SON OF MONTE CRISTO - Art Direction 2 nominations