Born in Toronto, Ontario, King eared an AB from Hamilton College in Clinton, NY, in 1956. From 1954 to 1955 he attended the Sorbonne in Paris, where he received a Degré Superieur from Cours de Civilasation. He also earned a diploma from Saint Andrews College at Autoro, Ontario, in 1951. King was given the Certificate of Award from the Printing Industries of America (1973 and 1978). Also in 1978, he won the Medaille Préfet des Yvelines at Photo Univers in Bievres, France, and an Award of Merit from the Advertising Club of New York.