pˈoʊp wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ sˈɪkstiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, ɪn mˈɪltən, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts, ðə sˈʌn ʌv lˈɔːɹəns ˈɛvɚɹɪt pˈoʊp ænd ɹˈuːθ pˈɑːɹkɚ pˈoʊp.
Pope was born on July 16, 1919, in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Laurence Everett Pope and Ruth Parker Pope.