Arthur Murray
Sign in to saveAmerican dance instructor (1895-1991)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1895-04-04
- Died
- 1991-03-03
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Organic Syntheses With Isotopes
- Arthur Murray's Let's Dance
- Let's Swing It - 8 New Fox Trots for Murray-Go-Round Members
- Mathematics
- Manual for Courts-Martial
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- Listeners
- 347
- Total plays
- 2,026
* Born 4 April 1895, New York City, New York * Died 3 March 1991, Honolulu, Hawaii Arthur Murray may never have played a note in his life, but as America's premier dance teacher for over 3 decades, he was featured on two series of albums--one on Capitol in the early 1950s, one on RCA in the late 1950s and early 1960s--both of which hold a few hidden delights. Arthur Murray's Latin Dance SetMurray contributed the footprint map to the art of teaching popular dance steps. <a href="https:
Key dates
- Born
- 4 April 1895
- Died
- 3 March 1991
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Family name
- Murray
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Pidhaitsi
- Place of death
- Honolulu
- Occupation
- art collector
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- P10741
- ballroom dance
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