Born in Orchard, CA. Film editor who entered American film with THE GIRL HE DIDN'T BUY (1928). Other notable editing credits include THE SIGN OF FOUR (1932), YOU CAN'T CHEAT AN HONEST MAN (1939), LI'L ABNER (1940), SABOTEUR (1942), ONE TOUCH OF VENUS (1948), THE STAR (1952), THE MOON IS BLUE (1953), SOLOMON AND SHEBA (1959), TAMMY TELL ME TRUE (1961) and his last film JOHNNY COOL (1963).  Nominated for Film Editing 1953: THE MOON IS BLUE 1 nomination