George Murphy Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1965, he was elected to the U․S․ Senate as a representative of California
• Was educated at Yale University, where he played on the football team
• Before becoming an actor, he worked as a tool maker at Ford Motor Company
• His early jobs included working as a miner, a real estate agent and a night club dancer
• Is best known for his work as a singer and dancer in various musicals
• Was vice president of Desilu Studios and the Technicolor Corporation
• Directed the entertainment for the Eisenhower-Nixon inauguration in 1953, early in the same year he entered politics as chairman of the Californian Republican State Central Committee
• In 1944, he became president of the Screen Actors Guild
• Has served as vice president of the Technicolor Corporation
• Is credited with starting the Candy desk tradition in the U․S․ Senate