He was a distant relative of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens). He was adopted into the Clemens family, There are no direct relatives of Mark Twain. He was raised in Joplin, Missouri by a dentist who was related to Twain.
Holds the outright record as cinematographer of more episodes of
The Twilight Zone (1959) than any other director of photography
Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (A. S. C.).