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Lyle 'Spud' Murphy(1908-2005)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Lyle 'Spud' Murphy was born on 19 August 1908 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer, known for Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), You Were Never Lovelier (1942) and The Talk of the Town (1942). He died on 5 August 2005 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornAugust 19, 1908
DiedAugust 5, 2005(96)
BornAugust 19, 1908
DiedAugust 5, 2005(96)
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Known for

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, and Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Lethal Weapon 3
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 1992
Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
You Were Never Lovelier
7.2
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1942
Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman in The Talk of the Town (1942)
The Talk of the Town
7.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1942
Hugh Herbert, Billy Gilbert, Ina Ray Hutton, and Ann Savage in Ever Since Venus (1944)
Ever Since Venus
6.4
  • Music Department(as Lyle Murphy)
  • 1944

Credits

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Music Department

  • Joe Besser in Sappy Bull Fighters (1959)
    Sappy Bull Fighters
    5.4
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Triple Crossed (1959)
    Triple Crossed
    5.5
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe Besser in Oil's Well That Ends Well (1958)
    Oil's Well That Ends Well
    6.3
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, and Jules White in Flying Saucer Daffy (1958)
    Flying Saucer Daffy
    6.1
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Sweet and Hot
    4.9
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Pies and Guys (1958)
    Pies and Guys
    5.9
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, and Wanda Ottoni in Fifi Blows Her Top (1958)
    Fifi Blows Her Top
    6.1
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Joe Besser in Quiz Whizz (1958)
    Quiz Whizz
    6.0
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, Diana Darrin, Arline Hunter, and Harriette Tarler in Outer Space Jitters (1957)
    Outer Space Jitters
    5.7
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Rusty Romeos (1957)
    Rusty Romeos
    5.9
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Horsing Around
    4.9
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, and The Three Stooges in Guns a Poppin! (1957)
    Guns a Poppin!
    5.6
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, Lorraine Crawford, Marilyn Hanold, and Harriette Tarler in Space Ship Sappy (1957)
    Space Ship Sappy
    6.0
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, Nanette Bordeaux, Suzanne Ridgway, and Harriette Tarler in A Merry Mix-up (1957)
    A Merry Mix-up
    6.7
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Maxine Gates, Ruth Godfrey, and Harriette Tarler in Muscle Up a Little Closer (1957)
    Muscle Up a Little Closer
    5.7
    Short
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • 1957

Composer

  • Virginia Grey, Gene Krupa, Jack Leonard, Susan Reed, and Gene Krupa and His Orchestra in Glamour Girl (1948)
    Glamour Girl
    6.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Adele Jergens and Marc Platt in When a Girl's Beautiful (1947)
    When a Girl's Beautiful
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1947

Soundtrack

  • Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, and Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
    Lethal Weapon 3
    6.7
    • arranger: "The Three Stooges Theme"
    • 1992
  • Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
    Short
    • arranger: "Merrily We Roll Along" (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Doris Houck, Dee Green, Shemp Howard, Virginia Hunter, Christine McIntyre, and Emil Sitka in Brideless Groom (1947)
    Brideless Groom
    7.2
    Short
    • writer: "Three Stooges Theme Song" (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
    You Were Never Lovelier
    7.2
    • arranger: "The Shorty George" (1942) (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman in The Talk of the Town (1942)
    The Talk of the Town
    7.5
    • music: "Jive Bomber"
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lyle Murphy
  • Born
    • August 19, 1908
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • August 5, 2005
    • Hollywood, California, USA(complications from surgery)
  • Other works
    Wrote 26 books on composing and orchestrating, including "Spud Murphy's Swing Arranging Method" (1937).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Creator of "Equal Interval System", a unique system to compose music.

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