dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ, hiː wʌz pɹədˈʌkʃən mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ɪn pˈæɹɪs, fɹˈæns, fɚðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi mˈoʊʃən pˈɪktʃɚ bjˈʊɹɹoʊ, wˌɪtʃ dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːɾᵻd mˈuːvɪz tʊ ˈælaɪd tɹˈuːps.
During World War I, he was production manager in Paris, France, for the Community Motion Picture Bureau, which distributed movies to Allied troops.