George Murphy
- Nascita
- 4 luglio 1902
- Morte
- 3 maggio 1992
- Luogo di nascita
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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.
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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.
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In esameThat's Entertainment! III1994
In esameThat's Dancing!1985
C'era una volta Hollywood1974
In esameTalk About a Stranger1952
In esameNo Questions Asked1951
In esameBastogne1949
In esameBorder Incident1949
In esameBig City1948
In esameTenth Avenue Angel1948
In esameCynthia1947
In esameUp Goes Maisie1946
In esameHaving Wonderful Crime1945
In esameHotel Mocambo1944
In esameShow Business1944
In esameThis Is the Army1943
In esameBataan1943
In esameThe Powers Girl1943
In esameFor Me and My Gal1942
In esameThe Mayor of 44th Street1942
In esameRise and Shine1941
La storia del generale Custer1941
In esameRingside Maisie1941
In esameTom, Dick e Harry1941
In esameA Girl, a Guy, and a Gob1941
In esameLittle Nellie Kelly1940
In esamePublic Deb No. 11940
In esameTwo Girls on Broadway1940
In esameBroadway Melody of 19401940
In esameLittle Miss Broadway1938
In esameYou're a Sweetheart1937
In esameBroadway Melody of 19381937
In esameTop of the Town1937
In esameI'll Love You Always1935
In esameJealousy1934