Myron McCormick (February 8, 1908 â€" July 30, 1962) was an American
actor of stage, radio and film.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 graduated magna cum
laude.McCormick was the only cast member of the Broadway smash South
Pacific to remain with the show for all 1,925 performances. He won a
Best Supporting Performance (Actor) Donaldson Award for 1948-1949 and
a 1950 Tony Award for Actor, Supporting or Featured (Musical) for his
portrayal of sailor Luther Billis. He later was featured on Broadway
from 1955-1957 in the military comedy No Time for Sergeants and
repeated his role as Sergeant King for the 1958 film version starring
Andy Griffith.His other Broadway credits include 27 Wagons Full of
Cotton (1954), Joy to the World (1947), Soldier's Wife (1944), Storm
Operation (1943), The Damask Cheek (1942), Lily of the Valley (1941),
Thunder Rock (1939), In Clover (1937), The Wingless Victory (1936),
Hell Freezes Over (1935), How Beautiful with Shoes (1935), Substitute
for Murder (1935), Paths of Glory (1935), and Carry Nation (1932).
actor of stage, radio and film.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 graduated magna cum
laude.McCormick was the only cast member of the Broadway smash South
Pacific to remain with the show for all 1,925 performances. He won a
Best Supporting Performance (Actor) Donaldson Award for 1948-1949 and
a 1950 Tony Award for Actor, Supporting or Featured (Musical) for his
portrayal of sailor Luther Billis. He later was featured on Broadway
from 1955-1957 in the military comedy No Time for Sergeants and
repeated his role as Sergeant King for the 1958 film version starring
Andy Griffith.His other Broadway credits include 27 Wagons Full of
Cotton (1954), Joy to the World (1947), Soldier's Wife (1944), Storm
Operation (1943), The Damask Cheek (1942), Lily of the Valley (1941),
Thunder Rock (1939), In Clover (1937), The Wingless Victory (1936),
Hell Freezes Over (1935), How Beautiful with Shoes (1935), Substitute
for Murder (1935), Paths of Glory (1935), and Carry Nation (1932).
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