Early Life
Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Mark is the son of Elinor (née Van Blarcom) and William A. Slade Jr., a Boston businessman and watercolor artist. Along with his two sisters and a brother, he grew up in the Danvers/Hamilton area of the North Shore. His parents divorced when he was thirteen and his stepfather, Esmond R. Crowley Jr. was a valuable influence on his life.
In 1956, he enrolled in Worcester Academy with the intention of becoming an artist. After he filled in for a sick classmate, playing the role of an English Professor in the play "The Male Animal," he decided to study acting. He moved to New York City to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, supporting himself by working at the "21 Club."
During the beginning of his career in the early 1960s, Slade served in the United States Army Reserves.
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