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Murphy Wins Senate Seat Ends Hollywood Career Parable
Hollywood figure George Murphy defeats Pierre Salinger in a toss up race to capture a U S senate seat. Once a dancer and actor who worked with Astaire Temple and Taylor, Murphy built a political and business career, touring California with 1 200 speeches and guiding campaigns for Eisenhower before winning.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Pierre Salinger
U.S
George Murphy
Murphy
Fred Astaire
Papa
Shirley Temple
Elizabeth Taylor
George
Pierre
Mike Murphy
New Haven
Conn
Pawling
N.Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Yale