Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Film editor who entered British film as an assembly cutter for Carol Reed's THE THIRD MAN (1949) at British Lion. Notable feature film editing credits include CAIRO ROAD (1950), HOBSON'S CHOICE (1954), SUMMERTIME (1955), THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS and THE LAST MAN TO HANG (both 1956), THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI and SEA WIFE (both 1957), THE MARK (1961), WALTZ OF THE TOREADORS (1962), THIS SPORTING LIFE (1963), ONE WAY PENDULUM (1964), JUDITH and THE SANDWICH MAN (both 1966), THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (1967), ANZIO (1968), MONTE CARLO OR BUST (1969), THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN (1975), A MATTER OF TIME (1976), INCHON (1981), LA TRAVIATA (1982), OTELLO (1986), THE PENITENT (1988) and his last film, BECOMING COLETTE (1991).  Film Editing 1957: THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI 1 nomination, 1 Award