DIED. George Murphy, 89, Hollywood song-and-dance man turned U.S. Senator; in Palm Beach, Fla. Murphy made 55 movies, including This is the Army in 1943 with Ronald Reagan, his longtime friend. He also appeared with such stars as Gene Kelly and Shirley Temple. Murphy served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild and in 1950 received an honorary Academy Award for career achievement. A Republican, Murphy retired from the screen in 1952 and was elected to the Senate from California in 1964 in his first bid for political office. He lost a re-election bid in 1970 and became a political consultant.