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George Murphy Dies at 89 Former Senator and Actor
George Murphy, Hollywood star and former California senator, died at his Palm Beach home at age 89 from leukemia. He rose from Broadway to MGM musicals, danced with Shirley Temple, worked with Judy Garland and Ronald Reagan, led SAG, and served as a Republican senator after switching from Democrats in 1939. He lost his seat in 1970 to Tunney. born July 4, 1902 in New Haven.
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