Green was born in
South Amboy,
New Jersey, to a
Jewish family, the only child of an owner of a small clothing store. His father died when Green was 10. In 1927, Green graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania and after school, went to work as a store advertising manager for
Macy's. In 1930, he accepted a position with
The New York American becoming advertising director of
New York Journal-American in 1936 after its merger with
New York Evening Journal. In 1942, he joined
The New York Times as advertising director where he doubled the newspaper's advertising revenues, expanded internationally, and propelled
The Times Magazine to the top position in fashion advertising. Under his tenure, he grew advertising revenues to be three times the revenues from the sale of newspapers. In 1968, Green retired. ==Personal life==