[2] He attended Oberlin College; he eventually earned a master's degree and a PhD.
He appeared in a number of Broadway productions and had a vaudeville act before going to Hollywood to work in film.
[3][4] When he arrived in Los Angeles, he was under contract at Warner Brothers.
[5] He also worked part-time as an interpreter for the Los Angeles Police Department.
[8] His second marriage was to Eileen Loh, a schoolteacher; they had a daughter together named Molly.