Barbara Lawrence and John C. Murphy (ex)

Publish date: 2024-06-04

John C. Murphy (ex) and Barbara Lawrence were married for 5 years. They dated for 1 year after getting together in 1950. After a 1 month engagement they married on 29th Jul 1951. 5 years later they divorced in 1957.

American Actress Barbara Lawrence was born Barbara Jo Lawrence on 24th February, 1930 in Carnegie, Oklahoma, USA and passed away on 13th Nov 2013 Los Angeles, California, USA aged 83. She is most remembered for Mother Is a Freshman, Oklahoma! (1955).... Gertie Cummings. Her zodiac sign is Pisces.

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(July 29, 1951 - 1957) (divorced) (2 children)
June 51 Kilgallen announces that Barbara will become Mrs. John Murphy
July 29, 1951 marries Johnny Murphy, former star centerfield for the Tucson cowboys
August 51 is reported telling pals that she wants to give up her movie career and settle down to being plain Mrs. Johnny Murphy
January 52 she and Murphy deny the stork rumors
29 May 52 her daughter, Melinda, is born in Los Angeles
End June 52 she and Murphy are noted at Ciro’s taking bows on the arrival of their first. "Barbara is a redhead by now.“
July 52 is reported having been given the green light to resume her film career following the birth of her child
February 53 columnist Harrison Carroll tells: "Nice break for Barbara Lawrence. While she’s locationing for MGM at Tucson, husband Johnny Murphy also will be there for baseball spring training...“
May 53 Carroll’s again reporting on her: "Coming back from Mexicali, where she watched baseball husband Johnny Murphy play in the first game of the season, Barbara Lawrence ran into car trouble. Something fouled up with the electrical system and, all the way back to Los Angeles, the automatic windows kept going up and down..."
54 she and Murphy separate
End February 55 tells Carroll that Murphy is back in town. "They talked things over, she says, and it looks as if the separation will stick...“
Early November 55 columnist Harrison Carroll reports: "Barbara Lawrence and Johnny Murphy had another fight and Johnny moved into Scott Brady’s apartment. 'It’s nothing serious,’ Barbara tells me, 'Both of us believe in saying exactly what we think. When we get hot under the collar, there is trouble.’ According to Barbara, Johnny is doing very well now as a bartender in a Laurel Canyon spot."
November 56 columnist Louella Parsons reports: "Barbara Lawrence and Johnny Murphy have decided they can’t live with each other so she’ll file for a California divorce. He is a former baseball player who is turning manager of a farmclub for the Cincinnati Reds."
23 May 57 her son Michael S. is born in Los Angeles
June 57 Carroll knows about reconciliation for her and Murphy
1957 divorces Murphy

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