 He worked on magazines while attending the Art Students League of New York before moving on to Chicago and Los Angeles, where he illustrated movie posters.He ultimately became an illustrator for Columbia Pictures before being traded to Paramount Pictures, where he worked as illustrator and storyboard artist on "The Ten Commandments", among other films.He then worked as a storyboard artist on "Ben-Hur" for MGM and "Spartacus" for Universal Pictures.