ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt hɪz dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi ɡlˈæs, ɐ fˈɪlmɪŋ ˌɪmpɹəvəzˈeɪʃən mˌeɪd ɪn ɐ ɡlˈæs fˈæktɚɹi, wˈʌn ɐn ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ bˈɛst dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi ʃˈɔːɹt sˈʌbdʒɛkt.
In 1958 his documentary Glass, a filming improvisation made in a glass factory, won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject.