I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on March 9, 1936. I attended Brooklyn Preparatory, a Jesuit high school from 1950 until 1954. After graduating, I joined the Marine Corps and traveled to Korea, Japan, Okinawa, and Quantico, Virginia. After I was honorably discharged, I attended Columbia University as an undergraduate on the G.I. Bill from 1957 until 1961. After that I worked as a stock transfer clerk for Chemical Bank, a textile buyer for T. Eaton of Canada, and a salesman for P. Lorrilard Tobacco Co. My first play was produced in 1963.
