Ernest Borgnine

Ernie's parents emigrated from Italy to Hamden, Connecticut, where Ernie was born on January 24, 1917. That Italian heritage has always been part of Ernie's magic. His mother took him back to Italy when he was two, but several years later they returned to Connecticut, this time New Haven, where he completed his education through high school. From high school he went into the Navy, starting out at the bottom. Rising through the ranks to come out ten years later as a… (plus)