George Murphy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Murphy

American actor and politician

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1902

Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 03-May-1992

Profession: politician, stage actor, dancer, television actor, film actor, trade unionist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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 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.