John T. Murray

Australian actor (1886–1957)

John T. Murray
Murray in 1925
Born(1886-09-28)28 September 1886
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died12 February 1957(1957-02-12) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1924–1943
SpouseVivian Oakland

John T. Murray (28 August 1886 – 12 February 1957) was an Australian stage and film actor.[1]

Biography

Born in Melbourne in 1886, Murray was married to actress Vivien Oakland, who he had appeared with on the vaudeville stage.[2] He died in Woodland Hills, California in 1957 from a stroke.

Selected stage appearances

  • The Passing Show of 1915 (1915)
  • The Show of Wonders (1917)
  • The Whirl of New York (1921)
  • The Yankee Princess (1922)

Partial filmography

  • Sally (1925)
  • Joanna (1925)
  • Stop Flirting (1925)
  • High Steppers (1926)
  • Wife Tamers (1926) (short)
  • The Gay Old Bird (1927)
  • Finger Prints (1927)
  • Sonny Boy (1929)
  • Honky Tonk (1929)
  • Personality (1930)
  • Young as You Feel (1931)
  • Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)
  • Alexander Hamilton (1931)
  • Love Birds (1934)
  • The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
  • Small Town Boy (1937)
  • Girl Loves Boy (1937)
  • Gang Bullets (1938)
  • Down on the Farm (1938)
  • Quick Millions (1939)
  • The Hardys Ride High (1939)

References

  1. ^ Leider p. 316
  2. ^ Who was who on the Screen, pp. 339, 348 (1977) ("Screen and vaudeville actor. Married to actress Vivian Oakland (dec. 1958) with whom he appeared in vaudeville")

Bibliography

  • Emily W. Leider. Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood. University of California Press, 2011.

External links

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  • John T. Murray at the Internet Broadway Database
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