Freddie was the son of an American hotel-chain owner, and a playwright-self-styled, Tom gathered, because he had written only two plays, and neither had seen Broadway.
Freddie amerikar hotel-kate baten jabearen semea zen, eta antzerkigilea; berak hala zioen behintzat, zeren eta bi obra baino ez zituen idatzi eta ez bata ez bestea ez zen Broadwayn antzestu.