John Murray (playwright), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Murray (playwright)

American playwright best known for the 1937 play Room Service

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1906

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 17-Jun-1984

Profession: screenwriter, writer, playwright, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John Murray (October 12, 1906 – June 17, 1984) was an American playwright best known for writing the 1937 play Room Service with Allen Boretz.Murray was born in New York and attended DeWitt Clinton High School, City College of New York, and Columbia University.
His 1937 play, Room Service ran for 500 performances on Broadway and was turned into two films, the first, Room Service, starred the Marx Brothers, the second, Step Lively, starred Frank Sinatra.
The play was also adapted for two television productions.During World War II, Murray served in the United States Army as a captain in the Signal Corp, marrying Joan Loewi in 1941.
He return to writing for Broadway after the war, writing songs and sketches for the Ziegfeld Follies and Alive and Kicking.
Murray also began writing for the Eddie Cantor radio show and the Phil Baker radio show.
Eventually, he turned to writing for television as well.