George Lloyd Murphy Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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.
[on Nancy Carroll] Nancy herself wasn't too easy to work with. She was potentially one of the great stars, but she never quite made it -- maybe because she used stage tricks instead of her God-given talents ... She seemed to enjoy making others uncomfortable.
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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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Ran for re-election in 1970, but was defeated by another "celebrity" candidate, Congressman John V. Tunney, son of former heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney. Tunney was also defeated for re-election, after serving only one term, by former San Francisco State University President S.I. Hayakawa.
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During the Broadway run of their hit show "Roberta", Murphy advised his co-star Bob Hope to check out a pretty singer at the Vogue Club, "Dolores Reade". Hope was immediately smitten and married her after a brief courtship. The marriage lasted until Hope's death at age 100 in 2003.
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Served as director of entertainment for U.S. presidential inaugurations in 1952, 1956, and 1960.
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2 children, Dennis and Melissa
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Graduated from the Peddie School prior to going on to Yale.
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Was married twice. His first wife, Julie Henkel (known on stage as dancer Julie Johnson) teamed with him in Broadway musicals before she retired to raise a family. George was survived by his second wife.
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Upon his election to the Senate, singer/satirist Tom Lehrer good-naturedly saluted him in the song "George Murphy" as "at last we've got a senator who can really sing and dance." Lehrer went on to say that "we can't expect America to win against its foes without someone in the Senate who can really tap his toes." If Murphy had any thoughts on this joking tribute, they weren't recorded for posterity.
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(1944-1946) President of Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
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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.
Documentary performer: "Follow in My Footsteps" 1937 - uncredited
MGM Parade
1955
TV Series performer - 1 episode
If You Knew Susie
1948
performer: "Sextette" 1835 - uncredited
Step Lively
1944
performer: "WHERE DOES LOVE BEGIN?", "ASK THE MADAME"
Show Business
1944
performer: "They're Wearing 'em Higher in Hawaii" 1916, "It Had to Be You" 1924, "I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad" 1911, "Sextette" 1935, "Alabamy Bound" 1924, "Dinah" 1925, "I Don't Want to Get Well" 1917 - uncredited
Broadway Rhythm
1944
performer: "Who's Who?", "In Other Words, Seventeen", "That Lucky Fellow", "My Love Affair"
This Is the Army
1943
performer: "My Sweetie", "We're on Our Way to France", "Mandy", "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning", "Alexander's Ragtime Band"
For Me and My Gal
1942
"Oh, You Beautiful Doll" 1911, uncredited / performer: "The Doll Shop" 1942, "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" 1911, "By the Beautiful Sea" 1914 - uncredited
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
performer: "A Million Miles From Manhattan"
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
performer: "Down by the Old Mill Stream" 1910 - uncredited
Little Nellie Kelly
1940
"Nellie Kelly I Love You" 1922
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
"My Wonderful One Let's Dance" 1940 / performer: "My Wonderful One Let's Dance" 1940, "Broadway's Still Broadway' 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
performer: "Please Don't Monkey with Broadway" 1939, "Between You and Me" 1939, "I've Got My Eye on You" 1939 - uncredited
Hold That Co-ed
1938
performer: "Limpy Dimp" 1938, "Here I Am Doing It" 1938 - uncredited
Little Miss Broadway
1938
performer: "Little Miss Broadway" 1938 - uncredited
You're a Sweetheart
1937
performer: "You're a Sweetheart"
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
performer: "Yours and Mine" 1937, "Follow in My Footsteps" 1937, "I'm Feelin' Like a Million" 1937, "Your Broadway and My Broadway" 1937 - uncredited
London by Night
1937
"Comin' Thro' the Rye", uncredited
Violets in Spring
1936
Short performer: "Let's Keep On Dancing", "Violets in Spring"
After the Dance
1935
performer: "Tomorrow Night", "Without You I'm Just Drifting" - uncredited
Kid Millions
1934
performer: "Your Head on My Shoulder" 1934 uncredited, "Mandy" 1918, "Let My People Go" uncredited
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
MGM Parade
1955
TV Series 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Reagan's Way: Pathway to the Presidency
1981
TV Movie documentary grateful thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
7th Annual American Cinema Awards
1990
TV Special
Himself
All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan
1985
TV Special
Himself
This Is Your Life
1971
TV Series
Himself
The David Frost Show
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1969
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1968
TV Series
Himself
The Joey Bishop Show
1967
TV Series
Himself
Issues and Answers
1965
TV Series
Himself - Guest
That Regis Philbin Show
1964
TV Series
Himself
Here's Hollywood
1960
TV Series
Himself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
1960
TV Series
Himself
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1959
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest Host
The Thin Man
1958
TV Series
Himself
MGM Parade
1955-1956
TV Series
Himself - Host
1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration
1955
Short documentary
Himself - Host
The 25th Annual Academy Awards
1953
TV Special
Himself
The Hoaxters
1952
Short documentary
Narrator (voice)
The Actor's Society Benefit Gala
1949
TV Movie
Himself - Performer
Show-Business at War
1943
Documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
Meet the Stars #5: Hollywood Meets the Navy
1941
Documentary short
Himself
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
1939
Short
Himself (uncredited)
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
Short
Himself (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 5
1938
Documentary short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Reagan
2011
Documentary
Himself
President Hollywood
2008
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Desperately Seeking Paul McCartney
2008
Documentary
Himself
Voces
2006
TV Series documentary
Biography
2001-2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Broadway: The American Musical
2004
TV Mini-Series documentary
King Shaw
Begin the Beguine
2003
Video documentary short
Himself
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
John Wayne: On Board with the Duke
1997
Video documentary
Himself
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Documentary
Performer in Clip from 'Broadway Melody of 1938' (uncredited)
America at the Movies
1976
Documentary
'Pop' Stazak (uncredited)
Hollywood on Trial
1976
Documentary
Himself
That's Entertainment!
1974
Documentary
Himself - at Banquet (uncredited)
The Dick Cavett Show
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
1951
Documentary
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
1949
Documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
The Miracle of Sound
1940
Documentary short
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1960
Star on the Walk of Fame
Walk of Fame
Motion Picture
On 8 February 1960. At 1601 Vine Street.
1951
Honorary Award
Academy Awards, USA
For his services in interpreting the film industry to the country at large.
Known for movies
This Is the Army (1943) as Jerry Jones
MGM Parade (1955-1956) as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
$4 Million
