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==Background==
==Background==
Born '''Russell Clarence Zink''' in Brandon in the province of [[Manitoba]], Conway earned a bachelor's degree in 1937 from the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. Years later, he procured a master's degree in theatre arts from UCLA as well as teaching credentials.<ref name=lat>{{cite web|url=http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/4dbfd7b84f6e0b30|title=Russell Zink obituary|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times''|title=Russ Conway obituary|accessdate=March 8, 2009}}</ref>
Born '''Russell Clarence Zink''' in Brandon in the province of [[Manitoba]], Conway earned a bachelor's degree in 1937 from the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. Years later, he procured a master's degree in theatre arts from UCLA as well as teaching credentials.<ref name=lat>{{cite web|url=http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/4dbfd7b84f6e0b30|title=Russell Zink obituary|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|title=Russ Conway obituary|accessdate=March 8, 2009}}</ref>
During [[World War II]], he served in the [[United States Army]], attached to the Special Services entertainment unit. For several months, he was entertainment director at the since defunct Fort Ord on Monterey Bay in [[California]] before he was sent to the [[Philippines]] and then [[Japan]]. He worked as a producer and announcer for Armed Forces Radio.<ref name=lat/>
During [[World War II]], he served in the [[United States Army]], attached to the Special Services entertainment unit. For several months, he was entertainment director at the since defunct Fort Ord on Monterey Bay in [[California]] before he was sent to the [[Philippines]] and then [[Japan]]. He worked as a producer and announcer for Armed Forces Radio.<ref name=lat/>