Michael Scanlan was born in [[Far Rockaway, New York]], on December 1, 1931, to Vincent M. Scanlan and Marjorie O'Keefe Scanlan. Given a strong Catholic upbringing, he matriculated to [[Williams College]] in [[Williamstown, Massachusetts]], where he received his bachelor's degree at the age of twenty-two in 1953. | Michael Scanlan was born in [[Far Rockaway, New York]], on December 1, 1931, to Vincent M. Scanlan and Marjorie O'Keefe Scanlan. Given a strong Catholic upbringing, he matriculated to [[Williams College]] in [[Williamstown, Massachusetts]], where he received his bachelor's degree at the age of twenty-two in 1953. |