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Richard Murphy
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Born
May 8
,
1912
·
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died
May 19
,
1993
·
Los Angeles, California, USA
(stroke)
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Dick
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Richard Murphy was born on May 8, 1912 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and director, known for
Panic in the Streets (1950)
,
Boomerang! (1947)
and
The Desert Rats (1953)
. He died on May 19, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Educated at Williams College. Creator of the TV series
The Felony Squad (1966)
.
Was a captain in the US Army Air Force from 1942-1945, serving in New Guinea and the Philippines.
Held a Bachelor's Degree in English from Williams College.
In 1936, he worked as an editor for Literary Digest.
Longstanding board member of the Motion Pictures and Television Fund and the Writers Guild.
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