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Donald Patrick "Don" Murray (born July 31, 1929) is an American actor.
Murray was born in Hollywood, California on July 31, 1929, the only child of Dennis Aloisius, a Broadway dance director and stage manager and Ethel Murray, a former Ziegfeld performer. He attended East Rockaway High School (class of 1947) in East Rockaway, New York where he played football and was on the track team. Murray was a member of the student government, glee club, and also joined the Alpha Phi Chapter of the Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity. Upon graduation from high school, he went on to study at the American... MORE
Donald Patrick "Don" Murray (born July 31, 1929) is an American actor.
Murray was born in Hollywood, California on July 31, 1929, the only child of Dennis Aloisius, a Broadway dance director and stage manager and Ethel Murray, a former Ziegfeld performer. He attended East Rockaway High School (class of 1947) in East Rockaway, New York where he played football and was on the track team. Murray was a member of the student government, glee club, and also joined the Alpha Phi Chapter of the Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity. Upon graduation from high school, he went on to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After graduating, he soon made his Broadway debut in the 1951 play The Rose Tattoo, as Jake Hunter. After taking a three-year break from acting, in order to assist orphans and war casualties during the Korean War, he returned from Europe to America in 1954 and to acting, by appearing alongside Mary Martin in the 1955 stage version of The Skin of Our Teeth. Upon seeing his performance in the play, director Joshua Logan decided to cast him in 20th Century Fox's film version of Bus Stop.
Don Murray's role as Beauregard "Bo" Decker in Bus Stop (1956) marked his film debut. He LESS
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