He was born Bernard Philip Ofner in St. Louis, Missouri, to Harry Nathan Ofner, a commercial salesman for the leather industry, and Leona Frank Ofner, a naturalized citizen of German origin, who went by the nickname Lonnie.
He was born Bernard Philip Ofner in St. Louis, Missouri, to Harry Nathan Ofner, a naturalized citizen of German origin. He was born Bernard Philip Ofner in St. Louis, Missouri, to a commercial salesman for the leather industry, a naturalized citizen of German origin. He was born Bernard Philip Ofner in St. Louis, Missouri, to Leona Frank Ofner, a naturalized citizen of German origin. Leona Frank Ofner went by the nickname Lonnie. Leona Frank Ofner was a naturalized citizen of German origin.