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.
Origins of the Song Fascinating Rhythm. The origins of the the show Lady, Be Good! can be traced to London during the summer of 1924, where George was putting the final touches on the production of the British show Primrose, for which he had written the score.