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FRED Me c MURRAY | (Paramount Player)
Fred MacMurrey can't claim Kankakee , Illinois as his home town because he only stayed there a few weeks, but it's his birthplace anyway. He was born there on August 30, 1308.
His Father was Fred MacMurrey, the noted concert violinist, and it just so happened they chose that town for a concert when the stork was hovering. After a few weeks there hi© parents moved to Beaver Pcm, Wisconsin where they settled for a few years.
Here the younger MacMurriy attended grt de schools end high school. He also v.ent to high school in Madison, the capital of the state. During his high school drys, Fred won 10 letters for his athletic prowess in football, baseball, track and basketball.
He It tor enrolled at Carroll College in Waukeshf , Wisconsin. After a year of university study, Fred went to Chicago to earn his own living. He had trkcn up the saxophone, much egrinst his fther's wishes, end before long he had ? job v. ith c dance brnd.
California was calling, and before rncny months MacMurray c; me to Los Angeles where he searched sev< rel weeks for r job befort finrlly landing o saxophone position v.ith the strge brnd at ftrner's Hollywood Theatre.
In the meantime ho hrd studied voice, and during his engagement he wr s featured as soloist on the stage. He registered ft the Central Casting for screen extra work, but only did tv.o or three drys v.ork.
In 19£9, the California Collegians, a co-operative traveling orchestra signed MacMurray as featured soloist and saxophone player. They 7/ent to New York T.here they v/ere booked into "Three's e Crowd", a popular musical comedy in v.hich MacMurr? y w* s fertured in a singing sketch with Libby Holman.
For five years, MacMurry r.as featured with the California Collogians and rppee red regularly in New York's most popular night clubs. Th« band was booked for f ti tured billing in Mrx Gordon's stage hit, "Roberta", where in addition to his singing, MacMurray Kt ■ understudy to the leading man.