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Ralph Murphy(1895-1967)

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  • Writer
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Ralph Murphy was born on 1 May 1895 in Rockville, Connecticut, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Crossroads (1955), Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942) and Men Without Names (1935). He was previously married to Maryon Curtis and Gloria Dickson. He died on 10 February 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 1, 1895
DiedFebruary 10, 1967(71)
BornMay 1, 1895
DiedFebruary 10, 1967(71)
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Johnny Mack Brown, Phillips Holmes, and Ralph Murphy in 70, 000 Witnesses (1932)

Known for

Crossroads (1955)
Crossroads
7.8
TV Series
  • Director
Hugh Herbert, Barbara Jo Allen, Fay Bainter, Barbara Britton, and Carolyn Lee in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
6.4
  • Director
  • 1942
Madge Evans and Fred MacMurray in Men Without Names (1935)
Men Without Names
6.5
  • Director
  • 1935
Lex Barker and Fiorella Mari in Mystery of the Black Jungle (1954)
Mystery of the Black Jungle
5.4
  • Director
  • 1954

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Director

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
  • Bob Denver and Dwayne Hickman in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  • The McGonigle
  • Key Witness
  • Counterspy (1958)
    Counterspy
    • (as Ralph Francis Murphy)
  • Michael Ansara and John Lupton in Broken Arrow (1956)
    Broken Arrow
  • The Christophers
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    • (as Ralph Francis Murphy)
  • Crossroads (1955)
    Crossroads
  • The Charles Farrell Show
  • Richard Boone in Medic (1954)
    Medic
    • (as Ralph Francis Murphy)
  • Theatre of the West
  • Adventures of the Falcon (1954)
    Adventures of the Falcon
  • Black Devils of Kali (1954)
    Black Devils of Kali
  • Lex Barker and Fiorella Mari in Mystery of the Black Jungle (1954)
    Mystery of the Black Jungle

Writer

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
  • Crossroads (1955)
    Crossroads
  • Theatre of the West
  • Phil Regan and Gale Storm in Sunbonnet Sue (1945)
    Sunbonnet Sue
  • Hugh Herbert and Allen Jenkins in Sh! The Octopus (1937)
    Sh! The Octopus
  • Eric Linden and Helen Twelvetrees in Young Bride (1932)
    Young Bride
  • William Bakewell, Lew Cody, and Helen Twelvetrees in A Woman of Experience (1931)
    A Woman of Experience
    • (as Ralph F. Murphy)
  • Sweepstakes (1931)
    Sweepstakes
  • Helen Twelvetrees in Millie (1931)
    Millie

Additional Crew

  • William Holden, Eddie Bracken, Gil Lamb, and Dorothy Lamour in The Fleet's In (1942)
    The Fleet's In
    • (uncredited)
  • Ginger Rogers and Eddie Quillan in The Tip-Off (1931)
    The Tip-Off
    • (as Ralph E. Murphy)

Personal details

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    • May 1, 1895
    • Rockville, Connecticut, USA
    • February 10, 1967
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
    • April 22, 1944 - ?
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "The Handy Man", produced on Broadway. Drama.

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  • Trivia
    Scripted a film for the DOD (Department Of Defense) in 1959 entitled "Pensacola." It was produced with and without DOD added holograph notations.

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