[7] He had an older sister, Miriam Snitzer, who was an actress,[1][8] and a brother, Louis T.

[2] During his youth the Snitzer family lived in Cincinnati,[3] but they eventually relocated to California and developed strong connections to the Hollywood film industry.

The family resided on Benedict Canyon Road in Beverly Hills, California.

[9] Snitzer enlisted in the United States Army at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California on 12 November 1943.

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