A Yale-educated performer from Quincy, Massachusetts, Murvyn Vye entered the entertainment world after a Broadway debut in Hamlet (1936) and originated the role of Jigger Cragin in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s original production of Carousel. Transitioning to film, his first screen appearance came in Golden Earrings (1947), followed by memorable parts such as the scheming Merlin the Magician in the 1…
