ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z hiː wʌzɐ ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚ ænd fˈiːtʃɚ ɹˈaɪɾɚ fɚðə nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz ˈaɪɾəmtɹˈɪbjuːn, ænd tˈɔːt fˈiːtʃɚ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ æt tʃəlˈeɪn.
In the 1950s he was a reporter and feature writer for The New Orleans Item-Tribune, and taught feature writing at Tulane.