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Stage Name

Birth Name

Arthur Murray

Arthur Moses Teichman

Kathryn Murray

Kathryn Hoffman

    Born in Manhattan's east Harlem, would start dancing late in life as he was originally an architect. Arthur Murray originally learned from Vernon and Irene Castle at Castle House. He was the first to sell dance steps through the mail (Foxtrot) at 10 cents each. Murray worked for the "Dance Masters of America" and created many dances for them. Arthur married Kathryn in 1925 after meeting her on a radio show in New Jersey earlier in 1924.

     His first studio was in Atlanta called the Arthur Murray Correspondence School of Dancing and later opened up a popular chain of studios, with the first being in Manhattan and by 1965 had over 350 (later 500) franchised studios, he remained until 1964 when he resigned as President of the company, mainly due to his high pressure "contract" sales tactics, which came under fire by the Federal Trade commission. The Murray's had a popular dance television show (1950-1961) called the "Arthur Murray Dance Party".

Kathryn and Arthur Murray Autograph
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Birth Place

Birth Date

Spouse

Offspring

Manhattan N.Y.

(AM) 4/4/1895-3/3/1991

Kathryn Hoffman (1925)

  n/a  

n/a

(KM) 1907-8/6/1999

Arthur Moses Teichman (1925)

  n/a  
 

Dance Types

Dance Partners

Music Titles

Big Apple

Aileen Meehan

Arthur Murray Taught Me (1928)

The Broadway (lets swing it)

Kathryn Murray

$ Arthur Murray Dance Party

Champagne Waltz (1934)

Louise Glum

$ Arthur Dance Orchestra

Dartmouth Dip (lets swing it)

 Mimi Palmeri (Prince of Wales Foxtrot demo)

The Plymouth Rock

Foxtrot

        

Posin'

            

Pose and a Peck

            

Plymouith Rock, the

            

Praise Allah

Groups

      
Prince Of Wales Foxtrot (1923)

Arthur Murray Dancers

      

St. Louis Shuffle (lets swing it)

Arthur Murray Shag Dancers

      

Washington and Lee Swing (lets swing it)

        
           

The Western Swing (lets swing it)

            

Shag

            

Most All Ballroom Dances

            
 

Night Clubs

Theaters

Stage
Lido Country Club n/a

1943 - The Dying Message (Radio)
   

1943 - Man Who Played Dead (Radio)
 

Films

Television

Publications

?1938? - The Big Apple

1950/61 - Arthur Murray Dance Party

many dance books/ Magazines

How To Do The Shag (Arthur Murray)

1924 - The Modern Dance

$1938 - You Can't Take It with You

      6/28/1928 - Lincoln State Journal (Prince of Wales Foxtrot)

1941 - Cuban Rhythm (Writer)

      2/13/1930 - Olean Evening Times (Dances getting Slower)

1947 - Jiggs and Maggie in Society

      

1937 - Let's Swing It (Book)

Dates and Nuts

      

1940 - Spot - Girlie Magazine

       

8/1946 - Dance Magazine
       

9/30/1946 - Life Magazine
           

12/8/1952 - Quick Magazine
           

9/1953 - Radio / TV Mirror Magazine
           

10/1955 - Inside Story Magazine
           

2/21/1959 - Saturday Evening Post
           

3/14/1959 - Saturday Evening Post
           

1960 - My Husband: Arthur Murray
           

2/ 1960 - Teen Digest Magazine
           

12/1960 - Ballroom Dance Mag. (also 9/1960)
           

$ How to Become a Good Dancer
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March 24, 2007

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