 Amidst the approximately 1000 scripts he read in that decade, he discovered such hits as Lillian Hellman's first play, "The Children's Hour", and William Saroyan's "The Time of Your Life".During World War II he joined the Merchant Marines and served aboard the .Purser-Pharmacist's mate Kremchek participated in a number of harrowing exploits including the support of Allied landings in Southern France.