He developed Electrical Porcelain with transmission engineers at GE. His family continued to work at Building 68 in Schenectady for decades. William's son Frank Cermak advanced insulator design into the mid 20th century.
When Rex Harrison accepted his Academy Award for My Fair Lady (1964), he dedicated it to his two fair ladies, Audrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews both who had played Eliza Doolittle with him.
The definition of fair is someone or something that is light in color, attractive, honest or clear and sunny. 1  An example of fair is blonde hair. 2  An example of fair is a beautiful woman. 3  An example of fair is an unbiased judge. 4  An example of fair is a day full of sunshine.