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Black and white photograph consisting of six separate portrait images of actor/politician George Murphy. In all images, Murphy is wearing a light colored wide collared shirt beneath a mid-tone buttoned V-neck cardigan. The top left image shows him in profile with a creased brow. In the top right image, he is leaning on his left elbow with his left hand just behind his ear. In the center left image, his right arm is resting before him and his left arm is out and he appears alert as his eyebrows are raised and his mouth is slightly open. In the center right image his right hand is behind his head and his brow is creased. The bottom left image is a close-up of Murphy's face and shows him looking up to his left, again with a creased brow. Finally, the bottom right image shows Murphy with his right hand over his mouth and a crease between his eyebrows. There is a piece of paper affixed to the bottom of the image that was previously folded over it. Typed text on the paper reads: "MAN AT WORK / George Murphy, master-of-ceremonies of the new 'Screen Guild Show' on CBS, unwittingly illustrates the disquietude that harries the creative mind at most any dress rehearsal. An ex-hoofer ad musical comedy star, Murphy's 'Screen Guild Show' is broadcast Sundays at 7:30 p.m., EST, over the WABC-Columbian Network. / # # #."

George MurphyFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Murphy (9/20/2007)George Lloyd Murphy (July 4, 1902_May 3, 1992) was an American dancer, actor, and politician.He was born in New Haven, Connecticut of Irish Catholic extraction, and attended Yale University. He worked as a tool maker for the Ford Motor Company, as a miner, a real estate agent, and a night club dancer. In 1927 he appeared on Broadway, partnering with his wife Julie Johnson as a dance act. When Johnson decided to retire from show business in 1935, Murphy moved the family to Hollywood, appearing in several musicals and comedies until 1952. During World War II he appeared in several patriotic films designed to increase morale in the U.S., including the 1943 movie This Is the Army in which he plays a thinly fictionalized version of Irving Berlin.In the 1950s, Murphy entered politics as chairman of the California Republican State Central Committee. In 1964 he was elected to the United States Senate; he defeated Pierre Salinger, who had been appointed several months earlier to serve the remainder of the late Clair Engle's unexpired term. Murphy served from January 1, 1965 to January 3, 1971. In 1968, he served as the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Murphy assumed his seat two days early, when Salinger resigned from the seat in order to allow Murphy to gain an edge in seniority. Murphy was then appointed by Gov. Pat Brown to serve the remaining two days of Salinger's term. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1970, and subsequently moved to Palm Beach, Florida, where he died at the age of 89 from leukemia.

Used: Oakland Tribune