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==Last years==
==Last years==
uring his Senate term, Murphy contracted throat [[cancer]] and had part of his larynx removed. For the rest of his life, he was unable to speak above a whisper. Murphy's staunch support for the lingering [[Vietnam War]] worked against his reelection, as did reports that he continued to receive a salary from Technicolor after taking office.<ref>"George Murphy, Singer and Actor Who Became Senator, Dies at 89," ''[[The New York Times]],'' May 4, 1992.</ref> As the general election approached, Tunney overtook Murphy in the opinion polls. Tunney's Senate race reportedly inspired the 1972 [[Robert Redford]] film ''The Candidate.''<ref>Terry Christensen and Peter Haas, ''Projecting Politics: Political Messages in American Films,'' p. 146.</ref>
uring his Senate term, Murphy contracted throat [[cancer]] and had part of his larynx removed. For the rest of his life, he was unable to speak above a whisper. Murphy's staunch support for the lingering [[Vietnam War]] worked against his reelection, as did reports that he continued to receive a salary from Technicolor after taking office.<ref>"George Murphy, Singer and Actor Who Became Senator, Dies at 89," ''[[The New York Times]],'' May 4, 1992.</ref> As the general election approached, Tunney overtook Murphy in the opinion polls. Tunney's Senate race reportedly inspired the 1972 Robert Redford film, ''The Candidate.''<ref>Terry Christensen and Peter Haas, ''Projecting Politics: Political Messages in American Films,'' p. 146.</ref>
Murphy subsequently moved to Palm Beach, [[Florida]], where he died at the age of eighty-nine from [[leukemia]].
Murphy subsequently moved to Palm Beach, [[Florida]], where he died at the age of eighty-nine from [[leukemia]].