[T1S1] brief description of family life before moving to Pittsburgh in 1913; education, South High School, Carnegie Tech Drama School, University of Pittsburgh; degree in English; drama counselor at Camp Awanee in Vermont for six summers; assistant stage manager for The Theater Guild Playhouse in Westport, CN; practice teaching at Schenley High School; teaching at Harwood School and Langley High School; directing plays at both schools.