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George Murphy(1902-1992)

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
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George Murphy and Marion Brown in This Is the Army (1943)
An insurance lawyer unhappy with his rate of company advancement becomes a middleman in deals to recover stolen property from the Mob, thus earning a nice living. But his actions attract police attention and set him up for a double-cross.
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No Questions Asked (1951)
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After giving up college, George Murphy decided to become a dancer. Starting in 1927, he worked with his wife and partner Julie Johnson on Broadway. In 1934, after his wife retired from show business, he worked with Shirley Temple, in Hollywood, as well as Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire, and Ronald Reagan. A Republican since 1939, in 1945 he became president of the Screen Actors Guild. He retired from the silver screen in 1952, became a TV producer and in 1964 was elected as Senator of California.
BornJuly 4, 1902
DiedMay 3, 1992(89)
BornJuly 4, 1902
DiedMay 3, 1992(89)
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Billy Gray and George Murphy in Talk About a Stranger (1952)
Nancy Reagan, Billy Gray, and George Murphy in Talk About a Stranger (1952)
Billy Gray and George Murphy in Talk About a Stranger (1952)
Nancy Carroll and George Murphy in Jealousy (1934)
George Murphy and Anne Shirley in The Powers Girl (1943)
Dennis Day, Carole Landis, George Murphy, and Anne Shirley in The Powers Girl (1943)
George Murphy and Anne Shirley in The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
George Murphy and Anne Shirley in The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
George Murphy and Anne Shirley in The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
Nancy Carroll and George Murphy in I'll Love You Always (1935)
Nancy Carroll and George Murphy in After the Dance (1935)
Nancy Carroll and George Murphy in After the Dance (1935)

Known for

This Is the Army (1943)
This Is the Army
5.8
  • Jerry Jones
  • 1943
Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Broadway Melody of 1940
7.3
  • King Shaw
  • 1940
Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy in Border Incident (1949)
Border Incident
7.0
  • Jack Bearnes
  • 1949
Broadway Rhythm (1944)
Broadway Rhythm
5.9
  • Jonnie Demming
  • 1944

Credits

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  • The Four of Us
    • Completed
  • The Big Step
  • New Comedy Showcase
  • Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Night Life
  • George Murphy in Walk East on Beacon! (1952)
    Walk East on Beacon!
  • Nancy Reagan, Billy Gray, Kurt Kasznar, and George Murphy in Talk About a Stranger (1952)
    Talk About a Stranger
  • It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1951)
    It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
  • Arlene Dahl and Barry Sullivan in No Questions Asked (1951)
    No Questions Asked
  • Battleground (1949)
    Battleground
  • Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy in Border Incident (1949)
    Border Incident
  • Big City (1948)
    Big City
  • Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
    Tenth Avenue Angel
  • Elizabeth Taylor and Jimmy Lydon in Cynthia (1947)
    Cynthia
  • The Arnelo Affair (1947)
    The Arnelo Affair
  • George Murphy and Ann Sothern in Up Goes Maisie (1946)
    Up Goes Maisie
  • Pat O'Brien, Carole Landis, and George Murphy in Having Wonderful Crime (1945)
    Having Wonderful Crime

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • MGM Parade (1955)
    MGM Parade

Director

  • MGM Parade (1955)
    MGM Parade
    • (special direction)

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Personal details

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    • July 4, 1902
    • New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    • May 3, 1992
    • Palm Beach, Florida, USA(leukemia)
    • June 14, 1982 - May 3, 1992 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Slit-throat McGillicuddy" / "Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club" / "I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart" / "(Just) Begging for Love" / "Do As You Like (Do What You Like)"; Broadway debut) in "Shoot the Works" on Broadway. Musical revue. Book by Heywood Hale Broun (also producer), Peter Arno, Sig Herzig, Dorothy Parker, Nunnally Johnson, E.B. White, Milton Lazarus, Jack Hazzard, Edward McNamara and H.I. Phillips. Music by Michael H. Cleary, Philip Chagrig, Jay Gorney, Robert Stolz, Jimmy McHugh, Irving Berlin, Ann Ronell, Vernon Duke, Joseph Meyer, Alexander Williams, Herbert Goode and Muriel Pollock. Lyrics by Armin Robinson, Leo Robin, Dorothy Fields, Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, E.Y. Harburg, Max Lief, Nathaniel Lief, Walter Reisch, Alexander Williams, Muriel Pollock and Joe Young. Musical Director: Harry Archer. Music orchestrated by Frank E. Barry and King Ross. Scenic Design / Lighting Design by Henry Dreyfuss. Costume Design by Charles Le Maire and Kiviette. Dances by John Boyle. Dialogue directed by Theodore Hammerstein. George M. Cohan's Theatre: 21 Jul 1931-3 Oct 1931 (87 performances). Cast: Rose Armand, Alice Bankert, Johnny Boyle, Lee Brody, Heywood Broun (as "Opening" / "In the Dressing Room" / "Man about Town" / "Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club" /"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart" (reprise)), Evelyn Carpenter, Cornelia Chason, Imogene Coca (as "(Let's Go) Out in the Open Air"), Fanille Davies, Frances Dewey, Margaret Doncaster, Frank Ericson, Mickie Forbs, Bobby Gillette, Al Gold, J. Gonzales, Taylor Gordon, Merena Grady, Francis Guinan, Frank Hauser, Jack Hazzard, Percy Helton (as "Cornelius Swaggerbilt" / "Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club" / "Mr. Coe" / "Lo, the Poor Doctor" / "The Man" / "Another Triangle" / "The Patient" / "Death Says It Isn't So" / "Believe It or Not"), Jack Irwin, Julie Johnson, Albert Jordan, Tom Jordan, Joe Kaye, Irene Kelly, Don Lannon, James Libby, Constance Madison, Lila Manor, Vida Manuel, Dolly Martinez, Nellie Mayer, John McAvoy, Edward J. McNamara, Leslyn Miller, John Muccio, Edward Murray, Dick Neely, Edgar Nelson, Frances Nevins, James Notarro, William O'Neal, Lester Ostrander, Nora Puntin, Inez Purdy, Jack Ray, Jerry Reardon, Margot Riley, Virginia Smith, Dorothy Snowden, Marjorie Sohmer, Anne Stanley, Morris Tepper, Winnie Turner, Helen Tuttle, Florence Winkel. Produced in association with Milton Raison.
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    He was elected to the U.S. Senate in a special election held following the death of Senator Clair Engle (Democrat of California) from a malignant brain tumor in 1964. Murphy's opponent in this election was former JFK press secretary Pierre Salinger, who was trounced by a huge margin. During Murphy's term (1965-1971) he contracted throat cancer. He battled this successfully, but, sadly, because of the cancer it was necessary to remove his larynx, causing him to be unable to speak above a whisper for the remainder of his life.
  • Quotes
    Two members of my profession who are not urgently needed by my profession, Mr. Ronald Reagan and Mr. George Murphy, entered politics, and they've done extremely well. Since there has been no reciprocal tendency in the other direction, it suggests to me that our job is still more difficult than their new one. - Peter Ustinov

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