ro let ▁Tele - The atre , ▁Four ▁Star ▁Rev ue , ▁Arm strong ▁Circle ▁Theatre , ▁and ▁Mary ▁Kay ▁and ▁Johnny , ▁the ▁first ▁sit com ▁to ▁be ▁broadcast ▁on ▁network ▁television . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Sim pson ▁was ▁born ▁Gar ry ▁Chal mers ▁Sim pson ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁in ▁Jackson , ▁Mississippi . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁parents ▁Robert ▁Ed win ▁and ▁Ed na ▁Sim pson ▁( née ▁Hall ). ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁opt omet rist ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁an ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁newspaper . ▁Sim pson ▁had ▁three ▁brothers ; ▁Vern on , ▁Sid ney , ▁and ▁Ed win . ▁ ▁His ▁family ▁moved ▁from ▁Jackson ▁to ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁five ▁years ▁old . ▁From ▁there , ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁San ▁Jose , ▁California . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁San ▁Jose ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Guard ▁as ▁a ▁corpor al ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁He ▁concluded ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁drama . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Sim pson ▁first ▁started ▁out ▁in ▁show ▁business ▁as ▁a ▁perform er . ▁Initial ly ▁head ed ▁to ▁West ▁Point ▁Academy , ▁Sim pson ▁wanted ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁passion ▁of ▁acting ▁and ▁writing . ▁A ▁screen ▁test ▁with ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁and