William Eythe (April 7, 1918 â€" January 26, 1957) was an American
actor of film, radio, television and stage.Born in Mars, Pennsylvania,
a small town located about 25 miles from Pittsburgh, he was interested
in acting from a young age. He converted an old barn into a theatre
and started performing plays he had written.He managed a dairy store
in his home town for a year and began taking night courses at the Art
Institute of Pittsburgh. He went to see Burgess Meredith on stage in
Winterset and Meredith advised him to study at Carnegie Tech
University. At Carnegie, Eythe appeared in over 80 plays.Eythe
appeared in and produced Lend an Ear for the Pittsburgh Civic
Playhouse. He also acted in that play in Cohassett, Massachusetts with
Sheila Barrett. He formed the Fox Chapel Players in Pittsburgh, a
stock company composed mostly of former Carnegie students; it lasted
one production of Lilliom.
actor of film, radio, television and stage.Born in Mars, Pennsylvania,
a small town located about 25 miles from Pittsburgh, he was interested
in acting from a young age. He converted an old barn into a theatre
and started performing plays he had written.He managed a dairy store
in his home town for a year and began taking night courses at the Art
Institute of Pittsburgh. He went to see Burgess Meredith on stage in
Winterset and Meredith advised him to study at Carnegie Tech
University. At Carnegie, Eythe appeared in over 80 plays.Eythe
appeared in and produced Lend an Ear for the Pittsburgh Civic
Playhouse. He also acted in that play in Cohassett, Massachusetts with
Sheila Barrett. He formed the Fox Chapel Players in Pittsburgh, a
stock company composed mostly of former Carnegie students; it lasted
one production of Lilliom.
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