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Ken Murray (born Kenneth Abner Doncourt, July 14, 1903 – October 12, 1988) was an American comedian, actor, radio and television personality and author.
Ken Murray (1903-1988) was a versatile entertainer who starred in vaudeville, movies, TV, and stage shows. He also made home movies of Hollywood stars and won an Oscar for his "Screen Snapshots" series.
- January 1, 1
- Nyack, New York, USA
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- Burbank, California, USA
Actor: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. He wasn't a natural, instinctive talent but entertainer Ken Murray had solid breeding to rely on. Born in 1903 in New York City, his father was a vaudeville comic and Ken taught himself to dance, sing, tell jokes, and even perform rope tricks to try and get ahead. It paid off.
- July 14, 1903
- October 12, 1988
Ken and I doing the bossa nova bird in an elevator on Collins st 🦜🦜 Music video for ‘Bossa Nova Bird’ taken from the ‘Take Flight’ ep by Ken Murray & Willebrant 🛗 Now on YouTube. Link in bio.
Oct 13, 1988 · Actor and comedian Ken Murray, who spent more than a quarter century in vaudeville and in films, died yesterday in Burbank, Calif. He was 85 years old and lived in Beverly Hills. His film...
Oct 14, 1988 · BURBANK, Calif. -- Ken Murray, the cigar-waving comedian whose racy World War II-era revue 'Blackouts' was one of the longest-running stage shows in history, died at St. Joseph's Medical...
Oct 13, 1988 · Ken Murray, the cigar-smoking vaudevillian whose racy “Ken Murray’s Blackouts” was one of the longest-running stage shows in history, died Wednesday morning at St. Joseph Medical Center in...
