Born in Buffalo, New York
Attended Westminster Preparatory School
Attended Yale University
Worked as a stock broker in New York and California
Worked as a probation officer in California
Spent nearly two years in California penitentiaries for the possession of marijuana
Traveled to the East
Wandered through India; visited New Zealand and Austrailia
Settled in Bali, Indonesia
Returned to California
Died in Goa