hiː sˈɜːvd wɪððə nˈeɪvi æz ɐ luːtˈɛnənt kəmˈændɚ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, ænd ˈæftɚ ðə wˈɔːɹ, stˈʌdid ˈæktɪŋ ænd plˈeɪɹaɪɾɪŋ æt ðə jˈeɪl skˈuːl ʌv dɹˈɑːmə.
He served with the Navy as a lieutenant commander during World War II, and after the war, studied acting and playwriting at the Yale School of Drama.