Ralph Murphy (May 1, 1895 – February 10, 1967) was an American film and television director. Born in
Rockville, Connecticut
Rockville is a census-designated place and a village of the town of Vernon in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,474 at the 2010 census. Incorporated as a city in 1889, it has been consolidated with the town of Verno ...
, Murphy was active in films from 1931 through 1962, with some work in television. From 1941 to 1944 he was married to
Gloria Dickson
Gloria Dickson (born Thais Alalia Dickerson; August 13, 1917 – April 10, 1945) was an American stage and screen actress of the 1930s and 1940s.
Early years
Born in Pocatello, Idaho, Dickson was the daughter of a banker. After her father's dea ...
, whom he directed in ''
I Want a Divorce''.
His films include:
* ''
The Big Shot'' (1931)
* ''
Girl Without a Room
''Girl Without a Room'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical comedy film starring Charles Farrell, Charles Ruggles, and Marguerite Churchill. This early light comedy farce set in Paris was written by Claude Binyon, Frank Butler, and Jack Lai ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Golden Harvest'' (1933)
* ''
Song of the Eagle (1933)
* ''
She Made Her Bed'' (1934)
* ''
The Notorious Sophie Lang'' (1934)
* ''
Men Without Names'' (1935)
* ''
The Man I Marry'' (1936)
* ''
Top of the Town'' (1937)
* ''
Our Neighbors - The Carters'' (1939)
* ''
I Want a Divorce'' (1940)
* ''
Pacific Blackout'' (1941)
* ''
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (1942)
* ''
Night Plane from Chungking'' (1943)
* ''
The Town Went Wild'' (1944)
* ''
The Man in Half Moon Street'' (1945)
* ''
How Doooo You Do!!!'' (1945)
* ''
Mickey
Mickey is a given name and nickname, almost always masculine and often a short form (hypocorism) of Michael, and occasionally a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include:
People Given name or nickname Men
* Mickey Andrews (bor ...
'' (1948)
* ''
Red Stallion in the Rockies'' (1949)
* ''
Dick Turpin's Ride'' (1951)
* ''
Lady in the Iron Mask'' (1952)
* ''
Captain Pirate'' (1952)
References
External links
*
1895 births
1967 deaths
People from Rockville, Connecticut
Film directors from Connecticut
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