John T. Murray

John T. Murray
Born	(1886-09-28)28 September 1886 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	12 February 1957(1957-02-12) (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1924–1943
Spouse	Vivian Oakland

John T. Murray (28 August 1886 – 12 February 1957) was an Australian stage and film actor.^[1]

Biography

Born in Melbourne in 1886, Murray was married to actress Vivien Oakland, who he had appeared with on the vaudeville stage.^[2] He died in Woodland Hills, California in 1957 from a stroke.

Selected stage appearances

• The Passing Show of 1915 (1915)
• The Show of Wonders (1917)
• The Whirl of New York (1921)
• The Yankee Princess (1922)

Partial filmography

• Sally (1925)
• Joanna (1925)
• Stop Flirting (1925)
• High Steppers (1926)
• Wife Tamers (1926) (short)
• The Gay Old Bird (1927)
• Finger Prints (1927)
• Sonny Boy (1929)
• Honky Tonk (1929)
• Personality (1930)
• Young as You Feel (1931)
• Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)
• Alexander Hamilton (1931)
• Love Birds (1934)
• The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
• Small Town Boy (1937)
• Girl Loves Boy (1937)
• Gang Bullets (1938)
• Down on the Farm (1938)
• Quick Millions (1939)
• The Hardys Ride High (1939)

References

1. Leider p. 316
2. Who was who on the Screen, pp. 339, 348 (1977) ("Screen and vaudeville actor. Married to actress Vivian Oakland (dec. 1958) with whom he appeared in vaudeville")

Bibliography

• Emily W. Leider. Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood. University of California Press, 2011.

External links

• John T. Murray at IMDb
• John T. Murray at the Internet Broadway Database
• Photograph at gettyimages.com