• Name: Fred MacMurray
  • Date of Birth: August 30, 1908
  • Place of Birth: Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Mini-bio: Born to Maleta Martin and Frederick MacMurray (concert violinist). Fred sang
and played in orchestras to earn tuition. He was educated at Carroll
College, Wis. Fred played with a Chicago orchestra f...( read more)or more than a year.
Then he joined an orchestra in Hollywood where he played, did some recording
and played extra roles. He then joined a comedy stage band, California
Collegians, and went to New York. There he joined "Three's A Crowd" revue on
Broadway and on the road. After this show closed, he returned to California
and worked in vaudeville. He played the vaudeville circuits and night clubs
until cast for major role in "Roberta". Signed by Paramount in 1935.

Date of Death:
5 November 1991, Santa Monica, California, USA. (pneumonia, pulmonary edema,
Sepsis Syndrome, urinary tract infection, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)
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Replace this image with an actor photoFred MacMurray mini-bio: Born to Maleta Martin and Frederick MacMurray (concert violinist). Fred sang and played in orchestras to earn tuition. He was educated at Carroll College, Wis. Fred played with a Chicago orchestra for more than a year. Then he joined an orchestra in Hollywood where he played, did some recording and played extra roles. He then joined a comedy stage band, California Collegians, and went to New York. There he joined "Three's A Crowd" revue on Broadway and on the road. After this show closed, he returned to California and worked in vaudeville. He played the vaudeville circuits and night clubs until cast for major role in "Roberta". Signed by Paramount in 1935. Date of Death: 5 November 1991, Santa Monica, California, USA. (pneumonia, pulmonary edema, Sepsis Syndrome, urinary tract infection, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)

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