hiː mˈuːvd tə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, wˌɛɹ hiː hæd ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv nˈɑːnpɹəfˈɛʃənəl dʒˈɑːbz, nˈoʊɾəbli æz ɐ klˈɜːk æt slˈoʊn hˈaʊs, ðɪ ˈɪmkə ˌɔn wˈɛst θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹθ stɹˈiːt.
He moved to New York City 1942, where he had a variety of non-professional jobs, notably as a clerk at Sloane House, the YMCA on West 34th Street.