Born in Chicago, IL. Started editing Hollywood films in the late 1960s. Other notable film editing credits include YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE (1977), HAIR (1979), GILDA LIVE (1980), TRUE CONFESSIONS (1981), MAXIE (1985), BABY BOOM (1987), WAR OF THE ROSES (1989), LITTLE MAN TATE (1991), A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT and HOFFA (both 1992), OUTBREAK and HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (both 1995), CITY OF ANGELS (1998), MAN ON THE MOON (1999), PANIC (2000), "South Pacific" (2001, ABC-TV), ALI (2001), DUPLEX (2003), DOWN IN THE VALLEY (2005), and THE LAKE HOUSE (2006).  Nominated for Film Editing 1975: ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (w. Richard Chew & Sheldon Kahn) 1 nomination