Don Murray, the actor who received an Oscar nomination for his role opposite Marilyn Monroe in the 1956 romantic comedy. Bus stop, has died. Christopher Murray, his son, confirmed the news of his death to The New York Times on Friday. She was 94 years old.
In the late 1960s, she starred in ABC’s one-season western drama. The outcasts alongside Otis Young. A decade later, she starred in the CBS soap opera. Knot landingto dallas spin-off that premiered in 1979. He played Sid Fairgate until the character’s demise in season 3. Murray remained active in Hollywood even in his later years, appearing in several film and television projects, as noted in his IMDB page.
Don Murray’s most prominent role in recent years was in 2017. twin peaks Renaissance. He played underwriter Bushnell Mullins.
Don Murray earned an Oscar nomination in his big screen debut opposite Marilyn Monroe
Born on July 31, 1929, Murray grew up outside New York City. His upbringing was marked by his mother, a former Ziegfeld girl, and his father, a Broadway dance director. Murray completed his education at East Rockaway High School.
At the age of 19, he landed a job as an usher at CBS, earning a humble $17 a week, while studying at the esteemed American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He later joined the cast of Tennessee Williams’ critically acclaimed play. The rose tattoo in its original 1951 Broadway production. The production won a Tony Award.
During the Korean War, Murray was a conscientious objector. However, he served in German and Italian refugee camps as part of the Brethren Volunteer Service, which was a precursor to the Peace Corps. He returned to the United States in 1955.
After appearing in a 1955 Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder The skin of our teethDirector Joshua Logan approached Don Murray to play Bo Decker, the naïve Montana man who falls in love with singer Chérie (Marylin Monroe), in 1956. Bus stop. She marked her film debut at the age of 26.
Don Murray and Marilyn Monroe in ‘Bus Stop’, 1956. (Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images)
In 1957, Murray was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 29th Academy Awards for his performance in Bus stop. However, he lost to Anthony Quinn for his role as the painter Paul Gauguin in Greed for life.
Murray later co-starred with James Cagney in the 1959 film. Shake hands with the devil and played the optimistic Norman Vincent Peale in The path of a man in 1964.
Murray played a bounty hunter during the Civil War era on the ABC series. The outcasts (1968-69). He also co-wrote and directed The cross and the razor (1970), a captivating real-life drama centered on a passionate New York minister (Pat Boone). Notably, this film marked the screen debut of Erik Estrada.
His most recent on-screen appearance was the 2021 western, Promise.
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