hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm ɹˈɪtʃmənd hˈɪl hˈaɪ skˈuːl ænd ɐtˈɛndᵻd sˈɛθ lˈoʊ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv kəlˈʌmbiə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ.
He graduated from Richmond Hill High School and attended Seth Low College of Columbia University from 1932 to 1934.