Ruby Murray
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- April 25, 1897
- Died
- June 10, 1956
- Works
- 112
Top works
- The Compleat Enchanter
- The Complete Compleat Enchanter
- The Land of Unreason - Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series
- The Castle of Iron
- THE COMPLEAT ENCHANTER - Harold Shea
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- Listeners
- 24,296
- Total plays
- 115,508
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Ruby Murray was born in Belfast on the 29th of March 1935. On a tour of Northern Ireland as a child singer in variety shows, she was spotted by producer Richard Afton who encouraged her to go for a career in show business and she made her TV debut at the age of 12 despite the laws regarding child performers although her work was severely restricted until she was 14. Joining Tommy Morgan's touring revue, she was offered a regular spot as a singer on the BBC show Quite Contrary as a replaceme
Key dates
- Born
- 29 March 1935
- Died
- 17 December 1996
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ruby
- Family name
- Murray
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Belfast
- Place of death
- Torquay
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- pop music