Born in Yorkshire, England. Sound recordist and mixer for British productions from 1946. Other notable (non-nominated) credits include HAMLET (1948), KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS (1949), CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY and THE AFRICAN QUEEN (both 1951), MOBY DICK (1956), THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL and THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (both 1957), FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963, sound designer), THIS SPORTING LIFE (1963), THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES... (1965), ARABESQUE (1966), CASINO ROYALE and YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (both 1967), CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (1968), ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (1969), SLEUTH (1972), LIVE AND LET DIE (1973), DEATH ON THE NILE (1978), RAISE THE TITANIC and THE MIRROR CRACK'D (both 1980), EVIL UNER THE SUN (1982), THE BOUNTY (1984) and THE DANCE OF SHIVA (1998, sound consultant).  Nominated for Sound 1971: DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (w. Gordon K. McCallum & Alfred J. Overton)  Nominated for Sound 1984: A PASSAGE TO INDIA (w. Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas LeMessurier & Michael A. Carter) 2 nominations