Editing James Beard (section)

===Education===
Beard graduated from Portland's [[Washington High School (Oregon)|Washington High School]] in 1920.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-24 |title=James Beard: Timeline {{!}} American Masters {{!}} PBS |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/james-beard-timeline/8555/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=American Masters |language=en-US}}</ref> In the same year he briefly attended [[Reed College]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]. He was [[LGBT rights in Oregon|expelled for homosexuality]] in 1922, having had relationships with "one or more male students and a professor."<ref>[[Internet Archive]] of ''[[Reed Magazine]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20170402205508/http://www.reed.edu/reed_magazine/sallyportal/posts/2011/was-james-beard-really-a-reedie.html Was James Beard Really a Reedie?], May 10, 2011, Retrieved June 10, 2018</ref> The college granted Beard an [[honorary degree]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bristling at Beard's Mention?|url=http://www.reed.edu/reed_magazine/march2011/articles/letters/bristling_at_beards_mention.html|work=Reed Magazine|access-date=20 June 2013}}</ref>

After leaving Reed, he traveled from Portland to Liverpool aboard a British freighter, spending subsequent years living and traveling in Europe.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Krebs|first=Albin|date=1985-01-24|title=JAMES BEARD, AUTHORITY ON FOOD, DIES (Published 1985)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/24/nyregion/james-beard-authority-on-food-dies.html|access-date=2020-10-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 1923, he joined a theatrical troupe and studied voice and theater. He also spent time in Paris, where he experienced [[French cuisine]] at its bistros and central market, Les Halles. In France, he also had the opportunity to enjoy sexual freedom, having a short relationship with a young man.  From this period and the widespread influence of French food culture, he became a [[Francophile]].<ref>Kamp, pg. 42</ref> In 1927 he returned to the US, spending time in Portland, Hollywood, and New York attempting to start a career in acting, costume and set design, and radio.<ref>{{Cite web|title=James Beard (1903-1985)|url=https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/beard_james_1903_1985_/#.X5Mrd55Kg2w|access-date=2020-10-23|website=www.oregonencyclopedia.org}}</ref>