hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd hˈɑːɹvɚd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ænd stˈɑːɹɾᵻd hɪz fˈɪlm kɚɹˈɪɹ æz ɐ fˈɔːɹən ˈɛdɪɾɚ fɔːɹ fˈɑːks mˈuːvaɪətˌoʊn nˈuːz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi dˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ.
He attended Harvard University and started his film career as a foreign editor for Fox Movietone News (1930-1934).