汤姆·博斯利在1927年10月1日在美国芝加哥出生，曾于美国海军服役，后回家乡DePaul大学就读，因对表演有浓厚的兴趣，后至芝加哥电台演出广播剧，开展其演艺生涯。
Robert Donner was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey, Michigan and Texas. Robert joined the Navy after he graduated from high school and served almost 4 years. After he left the Navy he stayed on the West Coast and worked as a shipping clerk, salesman, bartender, commercial artist, gardener, and insurance investigator. Robert attended San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University, Northridge), at nights taking courses in Art History, Psychology and speech.
