ate ▁Professor ▁of ▁Zo ology ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁College ▁of ▁Washington . ▁ ▁Albert ▁Le ff ing well ▁graduated ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁While ▁still ▁at ▁Harvard , ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁poetry , ▁Cast les ▁in ▁Spain , ▁and ▁had ▁two ▁po ems ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Harvard ▁publication , ▁Made ▁to ▁Order . ▁ ▁Le ff ing well ▁served ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁France ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Int elligence ▁Department , ▁ 1 0 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁ 2 7 th ▁Division , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁General ▁John ▁F . ▁O ' R yan . ▁ ▁Le ff ing well ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Helen ▁L ill ian ▁U rie ; ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁two ▁daughters , ▁Elisabeth ▁and ▁Joan ▁Jackson . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁the ▁war , ▁Le ff ing well ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁advert ising . ▁ ▁He ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁advert ising ▁ag encies ▁R iegel ▁& ▁Le ff ing well ▁and ▁Ol m st ead , ▁Per rin , ▁& ▁Le ff ing well ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁his ▁firm ▁was ▁absor bed ▁by ▁McC ann . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁Le ff ing well ▁wrote ▁T ou jours ▁de ▁l ' avant , ▁about ▁the ▁P ine aud ▁perf um ery ▁in ▁France . ▁This ▁book ▁was ▁illustrated ▁with ▁water ▁colors ▁by ▁Will ▁H oll ings worth .