Born in Brooklyn, NY. Art director and production designer who entered American film in 1968 as a design assistant for THE SEA GULL. Other notable (non-nominated) credits include: (as art director) CHILDREN'S GAMES (1969), THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT (1970), THE ANDERSON TAPES (1971), THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY (1972), SHAMUS and FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWELLER (both 1973), FOREVER YOUNG, FOREVER FREE (1976) and THE WIZ (1978); (as production designer) CHILD'S PLAY (1972), BADGE 373 (1973), THE GAMBLER (1974), NEXT STOP, GREENWICH VILLAGE and NETWORK (both 1976), THE SENTINEL (1977), EYEWITNESS (1981), SOUP FOR ONE (1982), LOVESICK and DANIEL (both 1983), GARBO TALKS (1984), THE MANHATTAN PROJECT (1986), MOONSTRUCK (1987), RUNNING ON EMPTY (1988), JANUARY MAN and FAMILY BUSINESS (both 1989), Q & A (1990), OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY (1991), A STRANGER AMONG US (1992), GUILTY AS SIN and THE PELICAN BRIEF (both 1993), NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN and CRITICAL CARE (both 1997), A PERFECT MURDER (1998), THE HURRICANE (1999), COLLATERAL DAMAGE (2002), and THE LAST CHAPTER (scheduled for 2007).  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1978: THE WIZ - Art Direction (w. Tony Walton)  Art Direction/Set Decoration 1979: ALL THAT JAZZ - Art Direction (w. Tony Walton) 2 nominations, 1 Award