Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. Long-time member of the Disney Visual Effects team from 1957 until 1980, working on dozens of features and short films, including DARBY O'GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE and THE SHAGGY DOG, both 1959; THE ABSENTMINDED PROFESSOR, ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS and BABES IN TOYLAND, all 1961; BON VOYAGE!, 1962; SON OF FLUBBER, 1963; MARY POPPINS, 1964; THAT DARN CAT!, 1965; THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE, 1967; THE LOVE BUG, 1968; RASCAL, 1969; THE BOATNIKS, 1970; BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS, 1971; HERBIE RIDES AGAIN, 1974; FREAKY FRIDAY, 1976; PETE'S DRAGON, 1977; THE CAT FROM OUTER SPACE and RETURN FROM WITCH MOUNTAIN, both 1978; THE BLACK HOLE, 1979; and THE LAST FLIGHT OF NOAH'S ARK, 1980.  Nominated for Special Effects 1961: THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR - Special Effects (Visual) (w. Robert A. Mattey)  Special Visual Effects 1964: MARY POPPINS (w. Peter Ellenshaw & Hamilton Luske)  Special Visual Effects 1971: BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS (w. Alan Maley & Danny Lee)  Nominated for Visual Effects 1979: THE BLACK HOLE (w. Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw & Joe Hale) 4 nominations, 2 Awards