Born in Kokomo, IN; educated at USC. He designed the sets for numerous 20th Century-Fox productions of the 1940s and 50s, beginning with THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR (1947). In 1959 he moved over to MGM, replacing the retired Cedric Gibbons as supervising art director. In all, he has 165 films to his credit as art director.  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1950: ALL ABOUT EVE - Art Direction (w. Lyle Wheeler)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1951: DAVID AND BATHSHEBA - Art Direction (w. Lyle Wheeler)  Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1953: THE ROBE - Art Direction (w. Lyle Wheeler)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1955: LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING - Art Direction (w. Lyle Wheeler)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1957: FUNNY FACE - Art Direction (w. Hal Pereira)  Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1959: THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - Art Direction (w. Lyle Wheeler)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1960: CIMARRON - Art Direction (w. Addison Hehr)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1962: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY - Art Direction (w. Joseph McMillan Johnson)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1962: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM - Art Direction (w. Edward C. Carfagno)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1962: PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT - Art Direction (w. Edward C. Carfagno)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1963: HOW THE WEST WAS WON - Art Direction (w. William Ferrari & Addison Hehr)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1963: TWILIGHT OF HONOR - Art Direction (w. Paul Groesse)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1964: THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN - Art Direction (w. Preston Ames)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1964: THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY - Art Direction (w. Hans Peters & Elliot Scott)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1965: A PATCH OF BLUE - Art Direction (w. Urie McCleary)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1966: MISTER BUDDWING - Art Direction (w. Paul Groesse)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1968: THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN - Art Direction 17 nominations, 2 Awards