▁radio ▁work ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁performing ▁in ▁summer ▁stock ▁with ▁Oliv ia ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁the ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁Play house ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Theatre ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁which ▁he ▁accepted ▁- ▁to ▁the ▁embar rass ment ▁of ▁his ▁family , ▁ref using ▁his ▁appointment ▁at ▁West ▁Point . ▁It ▁is ▁reported ▁that ▁Hav ill and ▁gave ▁him ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁the ▁night ▁he ▁left . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Sim pson ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁and ▁director ' s ▁assistant ▁for ▁the ▁Glo be ▁Shakespeare an ▁Company ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁World ' s ▁Fair . ▁After ▁the ▁fair ▁closed , ▁Sim pson ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁N BC ▁as ▁an ▁announ cer ▁and ▁model ▁for ▁closed - circ uit ▁experimental ▁TV ▁programs . ▁He ▁learned ▁that ▁R CA ▁( who ▁owned ▁N BC ) ▁was ▁h iring ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁unit ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁home ▁TV ▁rece ivers , ▁a ▁new ▁phenomen on , ▁in ▁department ▁stores ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁F asc in ated ▁with ▁this ▁new ▁technology , ▁his ▁job ▁was ▁to ▁educ ate ▁the ▁public ▁by ▁creating ▁and ▁direct ing ▁short ▁entertain ment ▁present ations , ▁st aged ▁and ▁fil med ▁on ▁location . ▁While ▁aud ition ing ▁local ▁talent ▁for ▁demonstr ations ▁at ▁the ▁to y ▁department ▁of ▁Marshall ▁Field s ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁he ▁discovered ▁pu pp