jˈɪæniz mɔːɹˈɑːliz wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɔnðə twˈɛnti θˈɜːd ʌv ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn ɪn ˈɑːɹɾə, ɡɹˈiːs, ðə sˈɛkənd ʌv fˈoːɹ tʃˈɪldɹən, ðə ɹˈɛst bˌiːɪŋ ˈɑːlɡə, θiːədˈoːɹə ænd jɪˈoːɹɡoʊz.
Yiannis Moralis was born on the 23rd of April 1916 in Arta, Greece, the second of four children, the rest being Olga, Theodora and Yiorgos.