ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː ðə fˈæmɪli mˈuːvd tə mˈɔːɹɪstˌaʊn, nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi, ænd hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm mˈɔːɹɪstˌaʊn hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti.
In 1942 the family moved to Morristown, New Jersey, and he graduated from Morristown High School in 1950.