ing ▁in ▁a ▁hair pie ce ▁manufact urer , ▁he ▁qui pped ▁that ▁" if ▁your ▁money ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁hair ▁today ▁and ▁gone ▁tom orrow , ▁we ' ll ▁try ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁grow ▁back ▁by ▁giving ▁the ▁bald ▁facts ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁get ▁your ▁invest ments ▁t oupe e ." ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ru key ser ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁Jewish ▁family ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁four ▁sons ▁of ▁financial ▁journalist ▁Mer ry le ▁Stanley ▁Ru key ser ▁and ▁Ber en ice ▁Hel ene ▁( née ▁Simon ) ▁Ru key ser . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁Mer ry le ▁S . ▁" B ud ", ▁Jr . ▁and ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁William ▁S . ▁and ▁Robert ▁J . ▁His ▁ancest ors ▁came ▁from ▁England , ▁Germany ▁and ▁Lat via , ▁with ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁great - grand father ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁about ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁New ▁Ro ch elle ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁then ▁attended ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ' s ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁and ▁International ▁Affairs ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁While ▁at ▁Pr inc eton , ▁Ru key ser ' s ▁ro omm ate ▁was ▁Wayne ▁Rog ers , ▁who ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁star ▁as ▁' Tra pper ▁John ' ▁Mc Int y re ▁on ▁the ▁hit ▁television ▁series ▁M * A