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Edna Murphy(1899-1974)

  • Actress
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Edna Murphy
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Like many another pretty girl, Edna Murphy got to Hollywood via modeling. She was a top New York photographer's model when she made her film debut in 1918. By 1920 she had worked her way up to starring roles, and Fox put her in a serial, Fantomas (1920), that was quite well received. She made films for a couple of more studios before she finally signed with Pathe, which put her back in serials again. Her career never really got out of serials or B pictures, and, having married producer/director Mervyn LeRoy in 1927, she retired from the screen in 1933.
BornNovember 17, 1899
DiedAugust 3, 1974(74)
BornNovember 17, 1899
DiedAugust 3, 1974(74)
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    • 1 win total

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Known for

Rose of the Bowery
6.5
  • Rose
  • 1927
Winifred Westover in Lummox (1930)
Lummox
  • May Wallenstein
  • 1930
Leatherstocking (1924)
Leatherstocking
  • Judith Hutter
  • 1924
Fantomas
7.3
  • Ruth Harrington
  • 1920

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  • Inez Courtney and Thelma Todd in Cheating Blondes (1933)
    Cheating Blondes
    5.7
    • Girl (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Dolores Del Río and Leo Carrillo in Girl of the Rio (1932)
    Girl of the Rio
    5.9
    • Madge (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Forgotten Women (1931)
    Forgotten Women
    5.1
    • Trixie de Forrester
    • 1931
  • Reed Howes, Dorothy Revier, and Lloyd Whitlock in Anybody's Blonde (1931)
    Anybody's Blonde
    • Myrtle Devoe
    • 1931
  • Mary Astor and Robert Ames in Behind Office Doors (1931)
    Behind Office Doors
    6.1
    • Daisy Presby
    • 1931
  • Kenneth Harlan in Finger Prints (1931)
    Finger Prints
    3.9
    • Lola Mackey
    • 1931
  • Sue Carol and Grant Withers in Dancing Sweeties (1930)
    Dancing Sweeties
    5.4
    • 'Jazzbo' Gans
    • 1930
  • Edward Everett Horton and Patsy Ruth Miller in Wide Open (1930)
    Wide Open
    6.0
    • Nell Martin
    • 1930
  • Winifred Westover in Lummox (1930)
    Lummox
    • May Wallenstein
    • 1930
  • Dolores Costello and Chester Morris in Second Choice (1930)
    Second Choice
    6.6
    • Beth Randall
    • 1930
  • Show of Shows (1929)
    Show of Shows
    5.7
    • Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
    • 1929
  • Edward Buzzell in Little Johnny Jones (1929)
    Little Johnny Jones
    5.7
    • Vivian Dale
    • 1929
  • Alan Hale, Edward Everett Horton, and Franklin Pangborn in The Sap (1929)
    The Sap
    • Jane
    • 1929
  • The Unkissed Man
    7.7
    Short
    • 1929
  • Edward Earle, Conrad Nagel, and Lois Wilson in Kid Gloves (1929)
    Kid Gloves
    5.2
    • Lou
    • 1929

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Clothes Make the Pirate
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Clothes Make the Pirate

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  • Height
    • 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
  • Born
    • November 17, 1899
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 3, 1974
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Mervyn LeRoyDecember 18, 1927 - June 30, 1933 (divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

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    Never remarried after her much publicized divorce from Mervyn LeRoy. LeRoy deserted her in 1932.

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