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Arthur Murray

Arthur Murray, American dancer and educator (died 1991)

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Born
April 4, 1895
Died
March 3, 1991
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1895

About Arthur Murray

Arthur Murray was an American ballroom dancer and businessman, whose name is most often associated with the dance studio chain that bears his name. Arthur Murray Dance Studios claims to be the second-oldest franchised company (the first, A&W Restaurants, began in 1919). Murray released many successful dance records for Columbia as well as Capitol Records, some of which included coupons for dance lessons at Arthur Murray Studios. James Kennedy, who won first prize in a nationwide dance contest.

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The world when Arthur Murray was born

Arthur Murray was born in 1895. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1895

  • Top movieWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (first public film)

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCuban War of Independence begins
  • Technology milestoneLumière brothers hold first public film screening
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population68.0M

1895 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Arthur Murray's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18952026
Population68.0M341 million

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