Don Murray (June 7, 1904 - June 2, 1929) was an early jazz clarinet and saxophone player.

Don Murray was born in Joliet, Illinois, and attended high school in Chicago. In his teens he made a name for himself as one of the best young jazz clarinetists and saxophonists in the city. In 1923 he recorded with the New Orleans Rhythm Kings; according to Rhythm Kings leader Paul Mares, Murray was not a regular member of the band, but was a friend who sometimes sat in with them. Murray also made early recordings with Muggsy Spanier. He then joined the Detroit, Michigan based band of Jean Goldkette, with whom he remained until 1927. It was here that he mentored the young Jimmy Dorsey. After a brief stint with Adrian Rollini's band Murray was hired by Ted Lewis. Ted Lewis said that Murray was the greatest clarinetist he ever had in his band-- high praise indeed since Jimmy Dorsey and Benny Goodman had also been in Lewis's band. Murray can be seen and heard in the 1929 Ted Lewis film "Is Everybody Happy".

Don Murray died in 1929 at a Los Angeles hospital after injuries sustained in a freak automobile accident. Apparently, he was standing on the running board of a moving roadster and fell; he struck the back of his head on the pavement and was then hospitalized with serious head injury.

Don Murray (born Donald Patrick Murray on July 31, 1929, in Hollywood, California) is an American actor.

Before breaking into television and movies, he attended East Rockaway High School in Long Island, New York.

He had a long and varied career in TV and films, but is perhaps best known for his role as Sid Fairgate in the long-running prime time soap opera Knots Landing from 1979 to 1981, for which he also scripted two episodes ("Hitchhike" parts 1 & 2). He was nominated for an Academy Award as best supporting actor in Bus Stop with Marilyn Monroe. Planet of the Apes fans remember him as the ape-hating Governor Breck, from 1972's Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. He also directed a film based on the book The Cross and the Switchblade, starring Pat Boone and Erik Estrada (1970). Murray also starred with Otis Young in the ground breaking ABC western "The Outcasts" featuring an interracial bounty hunter team in the post-Civil War West (1968-69).

Murray is known for holding strong moral principles and has made career decisions in line with his beliefs. He was a conscientious objector during the Korean War and, in the 1960s, wrote, directed, or starred in a number of films featuring heroes, especially priests, who worked to help the infirm and socially downcast. Examples of these films include Sweet Love, Bitter blank">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062325/ (1967), The Hoodlum Priest http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054991/ (1961), and The Cross and the Switchblade (starring Erik Estrada)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068428/ (1971) . Even his role on the salacious nighttime soap opera _Knots Landing seemed tailored to his straight-arrow public persona. As Sid Fairgate, he was the community's seemingly lone upstanding citizen and frequently clashed with other, less morally centered characters, who mockingly called him "Saint Sid."

Some have even speculated that his Knots Landing character was killed off the show for being too dull. Murray himself has said he left the show to develop a sitcom for television, although other sources say he left over a salary dispute. The character's death was notable at the time because it was considered rare to "kill off" a star character, especially just as a show was beginning to gain ratings momentum. The character's death came in the second episode of season three, following on from season two's literal cliffhanger in which Sid's car careened off a cliff. To throw viewers off and make them doubt the character would actually die, Murray was listed in the newly created opening credit sequence for season three; the character survived the plunge off the cliff (thus temporarily reassuring viewers), but died later in hospital. The memorable final shot of Sid showed him lying dead on an operating table, arms spread in a Christ-like position, perhaps referencing or poking fun at his character's "saintly" behavior.

Although he effectively distanced himself from Knots Landing after his screen exit in 1981, Murray later contributed an interview segment for Knots Landing: Together Again, a non-fiction reunion special made in 2005.

Murray was the first husband of the late actress Hope Lange. They had two children, including actor Christopher Murray.

Donald Murray (1923- December 30, 2006) was a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, a columnist for The Boston Globe, and Professor Emeritus of English at the University of New Hampshire. He wrote for many journals, authored several books on the art of writing and teaching, and acted as writing coach for several national newspapers.

Don Murray (November 8, 1945 – March 22, 1996) was an American drummer, best known for his work with The Turtles.

Murray became popular playing high school dances as "Don Murray & The Crossfires".

A year later the Crossfires became the Turtles, they had troubles playing at most SoCal venues like the Whiskey A Go Go, Troubadores,etc because all members of the band were under 21.

Don married his high school sweetheart Kathy Knuntz as the band hit the big time, they soon had a daughter, Jenny.

The band opened for larger "British Invasion" bands at first, like Hermins Hermitts, Peter & Gordon,etc before finally getting into "around the country[USA]touring that summer.

Murray once said of Peter & Gordon, "they thought London was the bloodly capital of the world".

While in NYC, they starred at the Phone Booth, met Dylan, whose song "Ain't Me Babe" was their first big hit.

Murray was always cheered loudest by the fans and a few of the members, mainly Kaylen and Volman thought "Don thinks this is still his high school band", a meeting in NYC in their hotel room, Murray was fired.

"You Baby" came out just about that time and the Turtles went from a cool band to a pop band overnight. Their stupid contracts kept them playing corny songs written for bubble gum'rs and the band, though turning out several more popular tunes, hated what they were doing and the writing was on the wall.

Murray grew up in Inglewood, California and started playing drums at the age of 15. He was a founding member of "The Crossfires", which eventually became The Turtles. He left the band in 1967, at least partly because of their heaving touring schedule.

He was admitted to a hospital in January 1996 for ulcer surgery, and died two months later from post-operative complications.

Murray's daughter, Jennifer, attended Lampson Jr. High School in Garden Grove, CA from 1979-81 (comedian Steve Martin also attended Lampson Jr High, many years earlier). Jennifer was an attractive young lady with much chutzpa and musical talent. She had a beautiful singing voice and participated in the school choir.

Donald James "Don" Murray (born 18 January, 1946 in Elgin, Moray) is a former Scottish professional footballer and is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders ever to play for Cardiff City