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Born in [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], the son of Hon. [[John Anderson (Newfoundland politician)|John Anderson]] and brother of [[Hugh Abercrombie Anderson]], he received his early education at Bishop Feild College in St. John’s. He was then sent to Europe, where he was educated at [[Edinburgh Academy]] in [[Scotland]] and [[Lausanne University]] in [[Switzerland]]. He studied singing with [[Charles Stanley|Sir Charles Stanley]] and art with [[Herbert Beerbohm Tree|Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree]]. Before beginning his theatrical career, he was an antiques dealer in [[New York City]], where he sold collections he had accumulated in Newfoundland.<ref name="encyclopedia">''[[Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador]]'', ISBN 0-9693422-1-7.</ref> This lasted a year, as he said, because he had "everything but customers" in his store.<ref>J. Ernest Kerr, ''Imprint of the Maritimes'', 1959, Boston: Christopher Publishing, p. 35.</ref>