Little Marty Comes of Age During the Depression and New Deal
Young Marty rode his first bike and earlier posed for formal portrait. Later went to P.S. 197 (1599 East 22nd Street) in Brooklyn and P.S. 193 (2515 Avenue L) nearby.
Marty LOVED World's Fairs. He attended the 1939-40 World's Fair, the 1964 World's Fair and Expo 67 (in Montreal). At the 1940 World's Fair he remembered seeing the debut of black and white TV! He went to the 1939-1940 World's Fair a total of 22 times.
With World War II in full swing, and everyone on alert, Marty served as a Civil Defense messenger, complete with helmet and armband, as America went through blackouts and scary false alarms.
He attended James Madison High School from 1941-44 during the war. He became champion scrap collector for the war effort, found that he liked public speaking and performing in school plays, became interested in working in radio broadcasting.