Don Murray

AKA:
Donald Patrick Murray Don Deer
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
07/31/1929
Birthplace:
Hollywood, California
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biography
A tall, fresh-faced leading man, Don Murray first made his mark on the Broadway stage in "The Rose Tattoo" (1951-52), co-starring with Eli Wallach and Maureen Stapleton. The son of a former Ziegfeld girl and a motion picture dance director, Murray was a conscientious objector during the Korean War and worked in Europe assisting refugees and orphans in lieu of military service. When he returned to the USA, he was cast alongside stage legend Mary Martin in Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth" (1955). Based on his performance, director Joshua Logan hired the actor for his first film.

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Credits
Senator Brigham Anderson
1962
Bo Decker
1956
Dash Hammer
Ben Chandler
Hugh Butterfield
David Farmer
David Hilary
Dan Keats
Johnny Pope
Gifford Leese
Tom Harris
Rev Charles Dismas Clark
Wild Bill Hickok
Norman Vincent Peale
Ed Lacy
Kid Roledo
Tod Lohman
Charlie Samson
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milestones
Year
Milestone
1947 
Appeared in summer stock productions in New York, Delaware and Connecticut
 
Made Broadway debut in Tennessee Williams' "The Rose Tattoo"
 
Worked with a religious organization in Europe resettling refugees and orphans in lieu of military service
1956 
Feature film debut as Bo opposite Marilyn Monroe in "Bus Stop"
1958 
Early TV work included productions of "The Hasty Heart" and "Billy Budd"
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