Early Life
Siegel was born in New York City in 1925. His first published work was a poem, Oh Dear What Can Sinatra Be?, which ran in Earl Wilson's syndicated newspaper column in 1943. Siegel was drafted into the army soon afterwards.
In early 1944, after concluding infantry basic training in Georgia, he volunteered for additional stateside training with the 10th Mountain Division. The 10th landed in Naples, Italy for battle in January 1945. Siegel received a Combat Infantry Badge and a Good Conduct ribbon.
After the war ended, Siegel enrolled at the University of Illinois on the GI bill. He wrote for the school humor magazine, Shaft, for two years. He became editor of the publication when his predecessor, Hugh Hefner, graduated. While at college, Siegel had stories published in Fantasy and Science Fiction and American Legion Magazine. Siegel graduated and returned to his family in New York in 1950.
In 1955 Siegel met his wife, Helen Hartman, an aide in the office of United Nations Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjold.
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