[2] In 1934 he married actress Muriel Schwartz and created a local talent directory for radio and stage actors.
This successful business allowed him to write his novels, review books for the New York Times, and correspond with other nature writers such as Rachel Carson, Euell Gibbons, and Edwin Way Teale.
Often featured in his books and columns is his daughter Pauline Yearwood, herself a successful journalist and the managing editor for the Chicago Jewish News.
En route to cover a plane crash at Midway Airport, he stopped to observe a cricket singing in a field.
He authored six books, now out of print, about the natural history of Chicago, arguing for the preservation of secret places, small parks, and urban wildlife.
During this time there was little to no nature writing taking place in Chicago - conservation efforts focused on larger suburban spaces, such as forest preserves.