Born in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Started editing with the independent film, MAN OF CONFLICT in 1953. Other notable cutting credits include HOT ROD RUMBLE (1957, assoc. editor), TOKYO AFTER DARK, CITY OF FEAR and DAY OF THE OUTLAW (all 1959), SPARTACUS (1960), EL CID (1961), 55 DAYS AT PEKING (1963), THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (1964), PARIS BRÛLE-T-IL? (1966), UP TIGHT! and BUONA SERA, MRS. CAMPBELL (editorial supervisor) (both 1968), LOVING and PROMISE AT DAWN (both 1970), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1971), UP THE SANDBOX (1972), S*P*Y*S (1974), WHIFFS (1975), I WILL, I WILL... FOR NOW (1976), FINGERS (1978), EXPOSED and NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (supervising editor) (both 1983), FORT SAGANNE (1984), WARNING SIGN (1985), A MILLION WAYS TO DIE (1986) and RENT-A-COP (1987). and . He retired from films in 1988.  Nominated for Film Editing 1960: SPARTACUS 1 nomination