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Owen Murphy

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Lyricist 1893–1965

Owen Murphy (September 2, 1893 – April 3, 1965) was an American songwriter, film maker, and writer for radio, film, and theatre. He worked as a lyricist, composer, and playwright for Broadway musicals and as a songwriter for Tin Pan Alley in the 1920s and 1930s. As a film maker he was an early maker of industrial films. He also was a writer for comedian Joe Cook for both the stage and radio.

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In the literature1 passages

  • Rita Moreno (Maria Callas), Owen Murphy (Stagehand), Cheree A. Sager (Young Maria), Michael Wiles (Accompanist—Manny)theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2003-04 Season, v. 60 (Willis).txt

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