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Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30,
1908–November 5, 1991) was a Hollywood actor
who appeared in over one hundred movies, during a
career that lasted from the 1930s to the 1970s.
His most famous role was that of the father in the
1960s Television|TV series My Three Sons. He was
typecast for decades as a lovable, friendly
fellow, and he capitalized on this by starring in
a number of live-action comedies for Walt Disney
during the later part of his career, with his
biggest hits being The Shaggy Dog and The
Absent-Minded Professor.  MacMurray's early film
work is largely overlooked by many film historians
and critics, but in his heyday, he worked with
some of Hollywood's greatest talents including
director Preston Sturges and actors Marlene
Dietrich, Carole Lombard, Barbara Stanwyk and
Claudette Colbert.

Born on August 30, 1908 in Kankakee, Illinois as
Frederick Martin McMurray, Jr. to his mother,
Maleta Martin and Frederick McMurray Sr., his
mother and the newborn accompanied his father, a
concert violinist, around the country before
finally settling in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin at the
age of 5. During his childhood in Beaver Dam he
became lifelong friends with Randall McKinstry and
earned the nickname "Bud". While attending Beaver
Dam High School he became one of the most popular
teenagers in town and was known for his
athleticism. McMurray received 12 varsity letters
in 3 years of high school. He was considered one
of the best fullbacks and punters in the State of
Wisconsin and earned a full scholarship to attend
Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin. In college
he participated in numerous local bands, playing
the saxophone, but after one semester at Carroll
he left for Chicago to look for professional gigs.


In spite of his "nice guy" image, MacMurray often
stated that the best film roles he ever played
were two in which he was cast against type by
Billy Wilder. He played the role of Walter Neff,
an insurance salesman who plots with a wealthy
heiress to murder her husband, in the film noir
classic Double Indemnity (1944). In 1960, he
played a slimy, two-timing corporate executive in
Wilder's Academy_award|Oscar-winning comedy The
Apartment.

A shrewd investor, MacMurray was one of the
wealthiest people in Hollywood. On his death in
1991, Fred MacMurray was interred in the Holy
Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. He was
survived by his wife, June Haver, who died in
2005.

During the 1940s, the Fawcett Comics character
Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Captain Marvel was
modeled in some ways after MacMurray.  The same
image was later used in the creation of the 1990s
character The Gentleman, from Astro City.

He is a Disney Legends|Disney Legend.

==Notable films==
*Double Indemnity (1944)
*The Egg and I (1947)
*The Caine Mutiny (1954)
*The Shaggy Dog (1959)
*The Apartment (1960)
*The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
*Son of Flubber (1963)
*Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
*The Happiest Millionaire (1967)

==External link==
* imdb name|id=0534045|name=Fred MacMurray