Distinguished British editor, in films from 1935. Learned under the American editor Merrill White, later joining the crew of ex-newsreel editor David Lean. At Pinewood by 1936, assistant to the editor Lister Laurence, working on 'quota quickies' produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan. Full editor from 1942, starting to work on feature films after wartime military service, best known for
The Dam Busters (1955) and
Ice Cold in Alex (1958).