Early Life
Cady was born in Susanville, California. While in high school he worked at a local newspaper, The Lassen County Advocate. Cady's family later moved to Wilsonville, Oregon. Cady studied journalism and drama at Stanford University, where he was involved with the campus humor magazine, the Stanford Chaparral. It was at Stanford where he first met Shirley, his future wife. Following college graduation Cady served an apprenticeship at the Westminster Theater in London, England, appearing in four plays. While in England he also made an early television appearance on the BBC in late 1938.
Cady then returned to Stanford in 1939 for graduate studies and a position as teaching assistant. Unsatisfied with academic life, two years later he began a series of jobs as an announcer and news broadcaster at various California radio stations. His career was put on hold in 1943 when he joined the United States Army Air Corps, serving in England, France and Germany during World War II.
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