Early Years
Born Russell Clarence Zink in Brandon, the second largest city of Manitoba, Canada, Conway earned a bachelor's degree in 1937 from the University of California at Los Angeles. Years later, he procured a master's in theatre arts from UCLA as well as teaching credentials.
During World War II, he was in the United States Army, attached to the special services unit. For several months, he was entertainment director at the since defunct Fort Ord on Monterey Bay in California before he was sent to the Philippine Islands and then Japan. He worked as a producer and announcer for Armed Forces Radio.
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