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George Murphy

1902 - 1992

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George Lloyd Murphy (July 4, 1902 – May 3, 1992) was an American 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 Oscar in 1951. Murphy served from 1965 to 1971 as U.S. Senator from California, the first notable American actor to be elected to statewide office in California, predating Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who each served two terms as governor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Murphy is the 7,219th most popular actor (up from 7,273rd in 2019), the 11,200th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,751st in 2019) and the 3,340th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, George Murphy ranks 7,219 out of 13,578. Before him are Donna Douglas, Shakti Kapoor, Sean Pertwee, Radhika Sarathkumar, Gautami, and Chyler Leigh. After him are Ennio Fantastichini, Kim So-eun, Gloria DeHaven, Cristiana Oliveira, Marlo Thomas, and Katsuyuki Konishi.

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Among people born in 1902, George Murphy ranks 319. Before him are Marguerite De La Motte, Harold McMunn, Egon Orowan, Stella Gibbons, Diógenes Domínguez, and Rudolf Schoeller. After him are Pietro Genovesi, Nora Swinburne, Rab Butler, Douglas Lowe, Nikolai Ekk, and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. Among people deceased in 1992, George Murphy ranks 262. Before him are Kanan Devi, Dionizije Dvornić, George Adams, Al Parker, Mae Clarke, and Norvel Lee. After him are John Anderson, Antoni Zygmund, Roger Miller, Bill Williams, Lona Andre, and Robert Reed.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Murphy ranks 11,202 out of 20,380. Before him are Mort Walker (1923), Eddie Money (1949), Michael Burry (1971), Joey Belladonna (1960), Enrique Peñalosa (1954), and Chyler Leigh (1982). After him are Dwight Yoakam (1956), Debbi Peterson (1961), Meredith Colket (1878), John M. Fabian (1939), Gloria DeHaven (1925), and Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, George Murphy ranks 3,341. Before him are Camilla Belle (1986), Aldo Ray (1926), Beverly Garland (1926), Curtis Armstrong (1953), Donna Douglas (1932), and Chyler Leigh (1982). After him are Gloria DeHaven (1925), Marlo Thomas (1937), Jessie T. Usher (1992), Troian Bellisario (1985), John T. Dillon (1876), and Erin Gray (1950).

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