George McFarland

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. Note: Folk-rock singer Elaine McFarlane is known as "Spanky" from her tenure in the group Spanky and Our Gang, which was named in honor of the film troupe. Ronald Reagan once famously referred to him as "...my John the Baptist" (in a political sense). His brother Tommy, who was also named after their father (Thomas Emmett McFarland), passed away in 1982, and McFarland died of a heart attack on June 30, 1993 followed by his mother just 30 days later. George Murphy was the subject of a song by satirist Tom Lehrer celebrating his appointment in which Lehrer declared in mock vaudeville style: "Oh, gee it's great, at last we've got a senator who can really sing and dance." Murphy's move from the screen to politics paved the way for the successful transitions of actors such as Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Other biographies incorrectly report his middle name as being Emmett; however this was his father's middle name. He was unable to speak above a whisper for the rest of his life.

His middle names came from family names, Robert after his father and Phillips was his mother's maiden name (George was his father's brother's name). During his Senate term, Murphy suffered from throat cancer, forcing him to have his larynx removed. In later years some in his family affectionately would refer to him as just "Spank". Murphy served from January 1, 1965 to January 3, 1971. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1970, and subsequently moved to Palm Beach, Florida, where he died. In January 1994, "Spanky" became the only Our Gang member to receive a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. In 1964 he was elected to the United States Senate; he defeated Pierre Salinger, who had been appointed several months earlier to serve the remainder of the late Clair Engle's unexpired term. He played the role of an enterprising kid in the series and the de facto leader of the gang. In the 1950s, Murphy entered politics as chairman of the California Republican State Central Committee.

He was discovered at the age of three and soon became a regular and then most popular member of the children's comedy movie series Our Gang during the 1930s and 1940s. He was director of entertainment for presidential inaugurations in 1952, 1956, and 1960. His nickname "Spanky" is said to have arisen from repeated warnings by his mother not to misbehave. He was a vice president of Desilu Studios and of the Technicolor Corporation. Worth as many biographies report. He was the President of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946. McFarland was born in Dallas, Texas on October 2, 1928 - not in Ft. During World War II he appeared in several patriotic films designed to increase morale in the U.S., including the 1943 movie This Is the Army in which he plays a thinly fictionalized version of Irving Berlin.

George Robert Phillips McFarland (October 2, 1928 - June 30, 1993) was an American actor most famous for his childhood role as Spanky in the depression era children's comedy movie series Our Gang, also known as the Little Rascals. When Johnson decided to retire from show business in 1935, Murphy moved the family to Hollywood, appearing in several musicals and comedies until 1952. In 1927 he appeared on Broadway, partnering with his wife Julie Johnson as a dance act. He worked as a tool maker for the Ford Motor Company, as a miner, a real estate agent, and a night club dancer. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and attended Yale University.

George Lloyd Murphy (July 4, 1902 - May 3, 1992) was an American dancer, actor and politician. The Eddie Cantor Giftset Collection (1930). Kid Millions (1934). You're a Sweetheart (1937).

London by Night (1937). The Women Men Marry (1937). Top of the Town (1937). Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937).

Hold That Co-ed (1938). Everybody Sing/Little Nellie Kelly (1938). Little Miss Broadway (1938). Letter of Introduction (1938).

Two Girls on Broadway (1940). Public Deb No. 1 (1940). Little Nellie Kelly (1940). Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940).

Ringside Maisie (1941). Tom, Dick and Harry (1941). A Girl, A Guy and A Gob (1941). The Mayor of 44th Street (1942).

The Navy Comes Through (1942). For Me and My Gal (1942). This Is the Army (1943). Bataan (1943).

Broadway Rhythm (1944). Step Lively (1944). Show Business (1944). Having a Wonderful Crime (1945).

Up Goes Maisie (1946). Cynthia (1947). The Arnelo Affair (1947). Tenth Avenue Angel (1948).

Battleground (1949). Border G-Man (1950). Border Incident (1950). Talk About a Stranger (1952).