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Murray the K

American DJ (1922–1982)
Person Human Q1953865
Murray the K
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
February 14, 1922
Date of death
February 21, 1982
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
disc jockey, songwriter
Cause of death
cancer[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.[16]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[17]
Family name
Kaufman[10]
Given name
Murray[11]
Manner of death
natural causes[14]
Pseudonym
Murray the K, Jean Murray[12][13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jean Murray en Jean & Murray Kaufman en Murray Kaufman en Murray the K de Murray Kaufman ja マレー・ザ・K
🔖 Identifiers · 13
VIAF cluster ID
34218038
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2006103794
Discogs artist ID
1.3M (416k–1.3M, n=3)
Freebase ID
/m/02gbwg
Geni profile ID
6000000113529232155
Harper's tag
murray-the-k
IPI name number
00048811569
Internet Broadway Database person ID
87266
J9U entity ID
987007327191205171
MusicBrainz artist ID
ba79f90c-3b4d-4118-ba60-8bbeb8f1637b, 146869c7-e2fe-4695-9f07-5502fd4a7720
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000358296
WikiTree person ID
Kaufman-2410
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJr3xCbwhXwVXtrtKH63Qq

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Occupation 2
disc jockey, songwriter
Cause of death 1
cancer
Compositions 1
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Copyright representative 1
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
← Lyricist 1
Splish Splash
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Summary

Murray the K was born on February 14, 1922[1], in New York City[2]. He died on February 21, 1982[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a disc jockey[5] and songwriter[6].

FAQs

Where was Murray the K born?

Murray the K's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Murray the K die?

Murray the K passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Murray the K do for work?

Murray the K worked as a disc jockey[5] and songwriter[6].

Related Entities

Los Angeles New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright representative → Broadcast Music, Inc.
    Harper's tag → murray-the-k
    Sex or gender → male
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: murray-the-k, Matched to murray the k (#289955265) in Harper's tag…"
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