George Murphy
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United States Senator from California |
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In office January 1, 1965 – January 2, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | Pierre Salinger |
| Succeeded by | John V. Tunney |
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| Born |
George Lloyd Murphy July 4, 1902 New Haven, Connecticut, US |
| Died | May 3, 1992 (aged 89) Palm Beach, Florida, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Juliette Henkel-Johnson Murphy (married 1926-1973, her death) Betty Duhon Blandi (married 1982-1992, his death) (1923-1999) |
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Dennis Michael Murphy |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Profession | Actor, dancer, politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
(1) Juliette Henkel-Johnson Murphy (married 1926-1973, her death)
Dennis Michael Murphy
George Lloyd Murphy (July 4, 1902 – May 3, 1992) was an American dancer, 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 Academy Award in 1951. Murphy served from 1965 to 1971 as U.S. Senator from California, the first notable U.S. actor to make the successful transition to elected official in California, predating Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is the only United States Senator represented by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, of Irish Catholic extraction, the son of Michael Charles "Mike" Murphy, athletic trainer and coach, and the former Nora Long. He was educated at Trinity-Pawling School, Peddie School and Yale University in his native New Haven. He worked as a tool maker for the Ford Motor Company, as a miner, a real estate agent, and a night club dancer.
In movies, Murphy was famous as a song-and-dance man, appearing in many big-budget musicals such as Broadway Melody of 1938, Broadway Melody of 1940 and For Me and My Gal. He made his movie debut shortly after talking pictures had replaced silent movies in 1930, and his career continued until he retired as an actor in 1952, at the age of 50.
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