George Murphy

George Murphy
Official portrait, 1964
United States Senator from California
In office January 1, 1965 – January 1, 1971
Preceded by	Pierre Salinger
Succeeded by	John V. Tunney
7th President of the Screen Actors Guild
In office 1944–1946
Preceded by	James Cagney
Succeeded by	Robert Montgomery
Personal details
Born	George Lloyd Murphy (1902-07-04)July 4, 1902 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	May 3, 1992(1992-05-03) (aged 89) Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Julie Henkel-Johnson ​ ​ (m. 1926; died 1973)​ Betty Duhon Blandi ​ (m. 1982)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Mike Murphy Nora Long
Education	Yale University (BA)

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.^[1] He is the only United States Senator represented by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.