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He was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He and his family moved to Milwaukee, Michigan, then moved to Lansing. In 1937, he was sent to a detention home in Mason, Michigan to finish school. When he dropped out of school he moved to Boston, Massachusetts working various odd jobs, and then traveled to Harlem, New York where he engaged in criminal activity. He moved back to Boston and there was convicted of burglary and received an 8-10 year prison sentence. When he was released on parole in 1952, he moved to Detroit and later moved back to New York City, where he died.

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