Mary Murphy (born January 26, 1931) was a film actress of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The actress was born in Washington D.C. before moving to Los Angeles. Shortly out of high school the brunette was signed to appear in films for Paramount Pictures in the late 1940s. Murphy first gained fame appearing alongside actor Marlon Brando as the “good girl” that tries to reform him in The Wild One in 1954. The following year, she appeared in the Humphrey Bogart thriller The Desperate Hours as Fredric March’s daughter. Murphy appeared in a string of less successful films after that and took years off before acting again in the 1970s. In 1972 she appeared in the Steve McQueen film Junior Bonner. Murphy retired from acting by the 1980s. The Desperate Hours is a 1955 film from Paramount Pictures starring Humphrey Bogart. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... What are you rebelling against? What have you got? The Wild One (1953) was the very first outlaw biker film, also made memorable by the youthful Marlon Brando playing gang leader Johnny Stabler. ... Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 - January 14, 1957) was an iconic American actor who retains legendary status decades after his death. ... The Desperate Hours is a 1955 film from Paramount Pictures starring Humphrey Bogart. ... Fredric March photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1939 Fredric March (Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel) (August 31, 1897 â April 14, 1975) was an Academy Award winning American actor. ... This article is about the actor Steve McQueen. ... Junior Bonner is a male melodrama and contemporary western movie, focusing on the relationships between two brothers and their father. ...
MaryMurphy serves as a national dance judge, technical dance teacher, competitive dancer, ballroom dancing champion and founder of the Champion Ballroom Academy in San Diego, CA.
Murphy and her partner were the Austrian National Champions in 1990 and ’91 and performed together in the World Cup Final.
Murphy has danced competitively in the United States Nine Dance Champion, California Winter Festival, Moscow Invitational, World Ted Dance and European Cup.