Arthur Murray (April 4, 1895 – March 3, 1991) was an American Jewish dance instructor and businessman, whose name is most often associated with the dance studio chain that bears his name.
His pupils include Eleanor Roosevelt, the Duke of Windsor, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Barbara Hutton, Elizabeth Arden, Manuel L. Quezon, and Jack Dempsey. Television evangelist D. James Kennedy was one of the instructors of Murray's technique.
Arthur Murray was inducted into the National Museum of Dance's Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame in 2007.
Read more about Arthur Murray: Early Life and Start in Dance, The Start of Arthur Murray Studios, Trivia
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