Donald, (Don), was born and raised in Chicago where he studied art and drama in city colleges. He worked at Playboy in the early 60's as an art director and later free-lanced at local ad agencies designing ad campaigns and designing print literature for various corporations such as Gillette and The Chicago Tribune. Don's early theater work included roles in productions such as Grease, Bell, Book & Candle, The Camino Real and Diary of Anne Frank. He relocated to Little Rock as a creative director and art director with ad agencies that specialized in consumer advertising. When Don moved to California in 1980, he continued his career in advertising and studied acting, landing roles in various film productions in Los Angeles. Don also drew story boards and freelanced for Universal Studios with various concepts and creative direction.

He now resides in Memphis, Tennessee with his wife, Lydia. Don is active in the acting community there and has been in several films such as, "Cigarette Girl," "The Conversion," "Lights, Camera, Bullshit," "Fade To Black and

"Walk The Line."

His production company, DRM Productions, specializes in films, videos, photography and creative direction.

Donald and Lydia have a daughter, Lea, who lives in Fairbanks, AK and a stepson living in Frisco, Texas.