Arthur Murray (April 4, 1895 – March 3, 1991) was an American dance instructor and businessman, whose name is most often associated with the dance studio chain that bears his name.His pupils included Eleanor Roosevelt, the Duke of Windsor, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Barbara Hutton, Elizabeth Arden, Manuel L. Quezon, and Jack Dempsey. Television evangelist D. James Kennedy and Little House on the Prairie actress Katherine MacGregor were instructors of Murray's technique. I Arthur Murray was inducted into the National Museum of Dance's Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame in 2007.
Because of a combination of a somewhat flat personality and a stammer, he left most of the on-camera speaking duties on The Arthur Murray Party (1950) TV show to his wife of 66 years, Kathryn Murray.
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Noted dance instructor
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Arthur Murray Party
1950-1960
TV Series producer - 5 episodes
The Charleston
1926
Documentary producer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jiggs and Maggie in Society
1947
Arthur Murray
Swinguette
1939
Short
Dancer Instructor
The Big Apple
1937
Short
Arthur Murray, Dance School Owner
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cuban Rhythm
1941
Short book "How To Become a Good Dancer"
The Charleston
1926
Documentary writer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Charleston
1926
Documentary
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dancing with the Stars
2008
TV Series music - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1983
TV Special
Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Comedy Series
The Merv Griffin Show
1962-1976
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
1970-1974
TV Series
Himself - Dancer / Himself - Dance Expert
Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man
1970
TV Special
The David Frost Show
1969
TV Series
Himself
That Regis Philbin Show
1965
TV Series
Himself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
1961-1962
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show
1962
TV Series
Himself - Dancer
The Ed Sullivan Show
1949-1962
TV Series
Dancer / Himself
I've Got a Secret
1961
TV Series
Himself
The Arthur Murray Party
1950-1960
TV Series
Himself - Host / Himself / Himself - Hostess
The Arthur Murray Special for Bob Hope
1960
TV Movie
Himself - Host
What's My Line?
1951-1960
TV Series
Himself - Mystery Guest
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
1956
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Person to Person
1955
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Morey Amsterdam Show
1949
TV Series
Himself - Dancer
How to Dance the Shag
1937
Short
Himself
The Charleston
1926
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
The Arthur Murray Party (1950-1960) as Producer
How to Dance the Shag (1937) as Himself
Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (1970) as Actor
$20 Million
