[T1S1] birth in Pittsburgh; family history and list of siblings; early years at home; cultural life in Pittsburgh at that time; participation in drama at Peabody High School, University of Pittsburgh and Y Playhouse; people who sparked interest in theater; activities during adolescent years; acting with Pitt Players while at the university; courtship and marriage to wife, Libby; move to California to learn auto fabrics business; return to Pittsburgh to start own business; early married life and birth of children; comparison of his childhood and that of his children; hobbies; four years service in the Army; changes in the theater in his lifetime; Y Playhouse during the depression years.
