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NAME: Arthur Murray
OCCUPATION: Educator, Dancer
BIRTH DATE: April 04, 1895
DEATH DATE: March 03, 1991
EDUCATION: Georgia School of Technology
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
PLACE OF DEATH: Honolulu, Hawaii
Originally: Moses Teichman

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Ballroom dance instructor Arthur Murray began with a correspondence course in 1912, then opened studios all over the world.

Arthur Murray biography

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Arthur Murray (born April 4, 1895) quit his job at an architecture firm to take ballroom dancing lessons from Vernon and Irene Castle. In 1912, he set up a correspondence course, sending paper footprints through the mail for students to follow. He promoted his franchise of dance studios through radio, a best-selling book and a TV show. Murray resigned in 1965, but his studios still exist.

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