He said that his most difficult assignment was designing the clothes for
Elizabeth Taylor in Giant (1956). The script called for 42 clothing changes.
Under contract to Warner Brothers, 1953-1956; 20th Century Fox, 1963-1968; Columbia 1968-1973.
He designed costumes for his high school's plays, but studied
mechanical engineering at the University of Florida. Later he went to
Hollywood to attend art school, and eventually signed a contract with
Warner Brothers.
Started his working life as an engineer with the Florida State Highway Department. However, he changed his career path by moving to the West Coast, where he went on to study fashion design at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles.