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Fred MacMurray Biography
Birth Name:
Frederick Martin MacMurray
Birth Place:
Kankakee, Illinois, United States
Profession
Actor, musician
Fast Facts
- Earned 10 varsity letters in three sports during high school
- His pre-fame jobs included working in a factory, selling shoes and painting cars
- The son of a musician, he began his showbiz career as a saxophone player and singer
- Was cast as Bob Hope's understudy in the Broadway musical Roberta in 1934
- Starred in 1945's Where Do We Go From Here? with June Haver, who would become his second wife nine years later
- Appeared in seven Disney films, beginning with The Shaggy Dog in 1959
- His My Three Sons character, Steve Douglas, was ranked No
- 7 by TV GUIDE in a list of 50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time
Awards
- 1962Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: nominated
Relationships
- Kate MacMurray -- Daughter
- Laurie MacMurray -- Daughter
- Susan MacMurray Pool -- Daughter
- Frederick MacMurray -- Father
- Maleta Martin -- Mother
- Robert MacMurray -- Son
- Lillian Lamont -- Wife (deceased)