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George Murphy

ActorBorn 1902, died 1992On stage 1931 to 19333 productions on this page

George Murphy
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George Lloyd Murphy (July 4, 1902 – May 3, 1992) was an American actor and politician. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 1930 to 1952. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946, and was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1951. Murphy served from 1965 to 1971 as U.S. Senator from California, the first notable American actor to be elected to statewide office in California, predating Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who each served two terms as governor. He is the only United States senator represented by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

On stage

3 productions, 2 years
1931
Of Thee I SingBroadway Music Box. Original. Directed by George S. Kaufman
441 performances
1931
Shoot the WorksBroadway Original. Directed by Ted Healy
87 performances
1933
RobertaBroadway New Amsterdam Theatre. Original. Directed by Hassard Short
295 performances

Worked with more than once

2 names
  • John Muccio 2 productions
  • Jack Ray 2 productions

Also credited on

3 works

Song and Dance
This Is the Army
Company

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