Born 9/15-22 in Oklahoma CityHigh school: Visalia, CA 1940UC Berkeley, CA Honors in Spanish 1951Service in WWII: Brasil and Ascension Island. Self-taught Portuguese.Language didn't provide a living...view moreBorn 9/15-22 in Oklahoma CityHigh school: Visalia, CA 1940UC Berkeley, CA Honors in Spanish 1951Service in WWII: Brasil and Ascension Island. Self-taught Portuguese.Language didn't provide a living, became CPA in 1960 and practiced in Big Bear, CA. Private pilot for fun and business; ditto motorcycles.Wrote for pulps in college; extensive non-fiction as both ghost and by-line. Handfull of short stories. Ebook novels as a sideline.view less