Born in Cleveland, Ohio. Production designer and art director who entered American film with SOUTHSIDE 1-1000 (1950) at King Bros./Allied Artists. Other notable non-nominated production design credits include FLIGHT TO MARS (1951), THE KENTUCKIAN (1955), INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956), HALF A SIXPENCE (1967), THE KREMLIN LETTER (1970), THE BEGUILED (1971), CLAUDINE (1974), THE KILLER ELITE (1975), THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA (1976), CROSS OF IRON and TELEFON (both 1977), ROUGH CUT (1980), CARBON COPY (1981), POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE (1986), *batteries not included (1987) and his last film, MR. BASEBALL (1992). Non-nominated art director credits include STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951), FRIENDLY PERSUASION (1956), THE GODDESS and THE NAKED AND THE DEAD (both 1958), SECONDS and THE PROFESSIONALS (both 1966), JEREMIAH JOHNSON and THE GETAWAY (both 1972), PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (1973) and HARRY AND TONTO (1974).  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1955: MARTY - Art Direction (w. Walter Simonds)  Art Direction/Set Decoration 1957: SAYONARA - Art Direction  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1959: SOME LIKE IT HOT - Art Direction  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1960: PEPE - Art Direction  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1962: THE LONGEST DAY - Art Direction (w. Léon Barsacq & Vincent Korda)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1964: WHAT A WAY TO GO! - Art Direction (w. Jack Martin Smith) 6 nominations, 1 Award