[3] He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,[1] and in 1936 he graduated with a bachelor's degree in the English language.
[1] When the military magazine Yank was established, Shearer joined the staff in New York City.
[1][3] Later, he was transferred to Los Angeles where he wrote for Armed Forces Radio, as part of the Pacific Theater division.
Lloyd Shearer died of a heart attack at his Los Angeles home on Thursday May 27, 2001.
[1][5] Shearer was mentioned in the 1942 best-selling book about a journalist's experiences in military service, See Here Private Hargrove.