Early Life and Education
William Shawn was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Benjiman T. and Anna (née Bransky) Chon. He was the youngest of five siblings including Harold Irwin (1892–1967), Melba (born 1894), Nelson Allen (born 1898), and Myron Edward Chon (1902–1987). Chon dropped out of the University of Michigan after two years (1925–1927) and began working.
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