William Paxton Bishop (July 16, 1918 â€" October 3, 1959) was an
American television and movie actor from Oak Park, Illinois.Bishop was
the son of Edward T. Bishop and Helen MacArthur Bishop. He had a
brother, Robert. His elementary and secondary schooling came in New
York and New Jersey. He went to West Virginia University where he
wanted to study law but left to enter theater. While he was at WVU,
Bishop "won laurels as a football player and in other athletics."His
uncle was playwright Charles MacArthur, making him the nephew of stage
and screen legend Helen Hayes and the cousin of actor James
MacArthur.Bishop served in the South Pacific with a Signal Battalion
of the United States Army during World War II.
American television and movie actor from Oak Park, Illinois.Bishop was
the son of Edward T. Bishop and Helen MacArthur Bishop. He had a
brother, Robert. His elementary and secondary schooling came in New
York and New Jersey. He went to West Virginia University where he
wanted to study law but left to enter theater. While he was at WVU,
Bishop "won laurels as a football player and in other athletics."His
uncle was playwright Charles MacArthur, making him the nephew of stage
and screen legend Helen Hayes and the cousin of actor James
MacArthur.Bishop served in the South Pacific with a Signal Battalion
of the United States Army during World War II.
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