, ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁newsp ap erman / d rama ▁critic ▁Ward ▁More house ▁II ▁and ▁actress - turn ed - publish er ▁Joan ▁Mar low e . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁hot els ▁and ▁re located ▁to ▁Dar ien , ▁Connecticut , ▁when ▁his ▁mother ▁rem ar ried . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Dar ien ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁D ram atic ▁Arts ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁acting ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁More house ▁held ▁various ▁jobs ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁while ▁writing ▁plays ▁and ▁att ending ▁Columbia ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁General ▁Studies ▁at ▁night . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Post ▁as ▁a ▁copy ▁boy , ▁briefly ▁becoming ▁a ▁police ▁rep orter ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁ ▁More house ▁was ▁a ▁staff ▁correspond ent ▁at ▁the ▁Christian ▁Science ▁Mon itor ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁through ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁covered ▁business ▁and ▁consumer ▁issues ▁in ▁Boston . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁a ▁length y ▁series ▁on ▁New ▁England ▁rail ro ads , ▁rural ▁pover ty ▁and ▁business . ▁After ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁The