Myron McCormick

Myron McCormick (February 8, 1908 – July 30, 1962) was an American actor of stage, radio and film. Early life and education Born in Albany, Indiana, in 1908, Walter Myron McCormick was the middle child of Walter P. and Bessie M. McCormick's three children. His father, according to the federal census of 1920, was a native of Illinois and a manufacturer of tinware. He attended New Mexico Military Institute and Princeton University. At the latter, he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society, gained experience in musical theater and finished as a magna cum laude graduate. Stage McCormick was the only cast member of the Broadway smash South Pacific to remain with the show for all 1,925 performances. McCormick's performance of sailor Luther Billis won him a Tony Award in 1950 for best supporting or featured actor in a musical. He also won the Donaldson Award for best supporting performance (actor) of 1948–1949. McCormick was in No Time for Sergeants, a military comedy that ran on Broadway from 1955 to 1957. He repeated his role as Sergeant King for the 1958 film version starring Andy Griffith.