Born in New York City. Film editor who entered American film as an assistant on ALICE'S RESTAURANT and THE RAIN PEOPLE (both 1969). Other notable (non-nominated) credits include LITTLE BIG MAN (1970), BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY and SERPICO (both 1973), THE GODFATHER, PART II (1974), LIES MY FATHER TOLD ME (1975), THE LAST TYCOON (1976), PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (1981), THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (1984), ST. ELMO'S FIRE (1985), PRETTY IN PINK and FIREWALKER (both 1986), SAY ANYTHING (1989), DICK TRACY (1990), ONE GOOD COP and FATHER OF THE BRIDE (both 1991), I'LL DO ANYTHING (1994), THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD and ASSASSINS (both 1995), YOU'VE GOT MAIL (1998), WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? (2000), RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS (2001), TIMELINE (2003), SPANGLISH (2004), and MADE OF HONOR (scheduled for 2008).  Nominated for Film Editing 1979: APOCALYPSE NOW (w. Walter Murch, Gerald Greenberg & Lisa Fruchtman)  Nominated for Achievement in Film Editing 1983: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT  Nominated for Achievement in Film Editing 1987: BROADCAST NEWS  Nominated for Achievement in Film Editing 1997: AS GOOD AS IT GETS 4 nominations