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Hosted by George Murphy (September 14, 1955 – March 7, 1956), Walter Pidgeon (March 14–May 2, 1956) and other MGM stars, the series went into the MGM vaults to offer segments extracted from such past productions as Good News (1947) and The Pirate (1948); in December, a condensed edition of the 1938 version of A Christmas Carol was presented ...
George Lloyd Murphy (July 4, 1902 – May 3, 1992) was an American actor and politician. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 1930 to 1952. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946, and was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1951.
Little Leo the Lion, "son" of the "real" Leo, appears as an elaborate hand puppet on MGM Parade, a 1955–1956 television show. In the second episode, he reclines on a bookcase in the "MGM Trophy Room" set, wearing full evening dress (but no shoes). Leo interrupts host George Murphy to speak for all the cartoon animals who want to appear on MGM ...
The film is essentially a backstage musical revue, featuring high-budget sets and cinematography in the MGM musical tradition. The film stars Eleanor Powell and Robert Taylor and features Buddy Ebsen, George Murphy, Judy Garland, Sophie Tucker, Raymond Walburn, Robert Benchley and Binnie Barnes.
MGM Parade (1955–1956) The Thin Man (1957–1959)* (Based on the 1934 film and its sequels by MGM) (co-production with Clarington Productions) Northwest Passage (1958–1959)* National Velvet (1960–1962) (co-production with Velvet Productions) (Based on the 1944 film of the same name by MGM) The Best of the Post (1960) The Islanders (1960 ...
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Jack Atlas (June 3, 1917 – February 26, 1999) was an American publicist who became an important figure in the development of movie trailers. [1]After graduating from Tufts University in 1939, [2] Atlas moved to Los Angeles and began working for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Publicity Department as a "downtown planter" in 1942.
Eddie Murphy is about to tear the roof off the sucker. The actor is set to play Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in an untitled biopic from director Bill Condon for Amazon MGM Studios.