
George Murphy
- Date of Birth: 1902-07-04
- Date of Death: 1992-05-03
- Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Biography
George Murphy was an American dancer and stage, screen, and television actor, as well as a United States Senator. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 193... George Murphy was an American dancer and stage, screen, and television actor, as well as a United States Senator. 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 U.S. actor to be elected to statewide office 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. In movies, Murphy was known as a song-and-dance man and appeared 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. During World War II, he organized entertainment for American troops. In 1951, he was awarded an honorary Academy Award. He was never nominated for an Oscar in any competitive category. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946. He was also a vice president of Desilu Productions and of the Technicolor Corporation. He was director of entertainment for presidential inaugurations in 1953, 1957 and 1961.

Broadway Melody of 1940
Music, Romance, Comedy • 1940 February

Up Goes Maisie
Comedy, Romance • 1946 February

Little Nellie Kelly
Comedy, Family • 1940 November

Two Girls on Broadway
Romance • 1940 April

They Died with Their Boots On
Western, War, Drama, Romance • 1941 November

Little Miss Broadway
Drama, Family, Music • 1938 July

The Powers Girl
Comedy, Music • 1943 January

Kid Millions
Music, Comedy, Drama • 1934 November

Bataan
Action, Drama, War • 1943 June

For Me and My Gal
Music, Romance, War • 1942 October