hiː ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪn vˈɛɹiəs tˈaʊnz ɪn ˈiːstɚn pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə, ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌm hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn blˈuːmsbɜːɡ, pˈɑː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː.
He grew up in various towns in eastern Pennsylvania, graduating from high school in Bloomsburg, PA in 1933.