Ka cika wannan magana: A shekara ta 1933, ya shiga sabon sashen da aka kafa na abubuwan ban mamaki a 20th Century Fox (daga baya 20th Century Studios). Nan da nan aka daukaka shi zuwa darektan zane-zane, matsayin da ya riƙe na shekaru 35 masu zuwa. A cikin 1964, ya zama mutum na farko da ya lashe Kyautar Kyautar Kyauta mafi kyau bayan Kyautar Kwalejin ta canza sunan daga Tasiri na Musamman. Ya ci nasara a
Kyautar Academy ta 36 don aikinsa a fim din "Cleopatra".