His father , Garfield French , was a carpenter , and during World War II worked for the Eastern Air Command in Canada .
French was born in the tiny Newfoundland outport of Coley 's Point , the middle child in a family of five boys .
child 's father , Garfield French , was a carpenter , and during World War II worked for the Eastern Air Command in Canada .
French was born in the tiny Newfoundland outport of Coley 's Point , the middle child in a family of five boys .