Murphy's Craw

Some whimsical wanderings through the worlds of words, writing, and old movies and TV -- along with some selected short subjects.

Monday, November 18, 2024

Remembrance of Child Stars Past

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A few months ago I marked a personal milestone (or maybe it’s more of a millstone): I turned 70. But I didn’t need a calendar to tell me thi...
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Lights, Camera, Incompetence

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I’m hanging out in my college’s rinky-dink TV studio when my TV teacher, John, begins talking about a play he saw the night before. As he ta...
Wednesday, August 14, 2024

My (brief) life as an auteur

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I am sitting in the control room at my college’s TV studio. I am in the director’s chair, and I am suddenly in charge. I say “suddenly” beca...
Monday, July 22, 2024

Eggs, sausage and a slice of nostalgia

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Lately I’ve been breakfasting with Broderick Crawford. Until a few weeks ago I dined with Raymond Burr, but since FeTV removed “Perry Mason”...
Thursday, May 16, 2024

And Now, a Special Guest

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My sister Mary always wanted to be an actor. She studied drama in college. She also served as an apprentice for a couple of years at the loc...
Sunday, March 17, 2024

Please Don't Play Games With My Eyes

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“It’s fun to play games with vision, but don’t play games with your eyes!” — old public service commercial One day, while I’m in the fourt...
Saturday, February 17, 2024

Two Women Named Barbara: Part Two

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I don’t remember where I first heard of Barbara Lakey (better known as “Babs”) or Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine (better known as “FM...
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Mark Murphy
I'm a writer, copy editor and proofreader. Sometimes I write mystery stories, and a few of them have been published.
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