Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 913-917. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
Directed 4 actors to Oscar nominations: Bette Davis (Best Actress, Now, Voyager (1942)), Gladys Cooper (Best Supporting Actress, Now, Voyager (1942)), John Dall (Best Supporting Actor, The Corn Is Green (1945)), and Joan Lorring (Best Supporting Actress, The Corn Is Green (1945)).