Ernest Borgnine Early Life, Military Service, and Path to Acting Ernest Borgnine was born on January 24, 1917, in Hamden, Connecticut, to Charles and Anna Borgnino. Raised in a working-class family, he spent his early years in New Haven, where…

Ernest Borgnine Early Life, Military Service, and Path to Acting Ernest Borgnine was born on January 24, 1917, in Hamden, Connecticut, to Charles and Anna Borgnino. Raised in a working-class family, he spent his early years in New Haven, where…