ĭuring World War II, Kelley served as an enlisted man in the United States Army Air Forces from March 10, 1943, to January 28, 1946, assigned to the First Motion Picture Unit with the rank of private first class. He made his film debut in New Moon (1940), and nearly secured the lead role in This Gun for Hire (1942), but Alan Ladd was chosen instead. He spent his weekends working in the local theaters. Before his graduation in 1938, Kelley got a job as a drugstore car hop. Kelley also played football and other sports. He attended the Decatur Boys High School, where he played on the Decatur Bantams baseball team. In 1934, the family left Conyers for Decatur, Georgia. As a result of Kelley's radio work, he won an engagement with Lou Forbes and his orchestra at the Paramount Theater. He began singing on local radio shows, including an appearance on WSB AM in Atlanta. Kelley wanted to become a doctor like his uncle, but his family could not afford to send him to medical school. īefore the end of his first year at Conyers, Kelley was regularly putting to use his musical talents, and often sang solo in morning church services. Kelley was immersed in his father's mission (church) in Conyers, Georgia, and told his father that failure would mean "wreck and ruin". Kelley had an older brother, Ernest Casey Kelley. He later named his Star Trek character's father "David" after his own father.
Kelley was named after pioneering electronics engineer Lee de Forest.
Kelley was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Clora (née Casey) and Ernest David Kelley, a Baptist minister of Irish ancestry. ( April 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) There might be a discussion about this on the talk page. This section may be confusing or unclear to readers.
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