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- Birth nameMark Howe Murphy
- Mark Murphy was born on March 14, 1932 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1972), Just Like a Woman (1967) and Hasan Everywhere (2008). He died on October 22, 2015 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.
- Jazz vocalist who recorded about 50 albums mainly at Muse.
- A resonant baritone, Murphy was nominated for six Grammy Awards and was cited multiple times by readers of Down Beat magazine as male vocalist of the year.
- Celebrated for his interpretations of songs by Cole Porter, Antônio Carlos Jobim and other great songwriters, perhaps equally well known for his own lyrics to jazz classics.
- He is referenced in "The Simpsons" episode, "The Sound of Bleeding Gums" (Season 33, Episode 34).
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