'K', Murray the Works
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971) [Himself]I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) [Himself] <47>
It's What's Happening, Baby! (1965) (TV) [Himself - Host]
Sweet Talkin' Guys (1991) (TV) (archive footage) [Himself]
That's the Way of the World (1975) [Big John Little] <22>
The Beatles at Shea Stadium (1966) [Himself]
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit (1994) (V) (archive footage) [Himself (DJ, New York)]
The Day the Music Died (1977) [Himself/Disc Jockey]
What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A. (1964) (TV) [Himself]
"B.J. and the Bear" (1979) {Blond in a Gilded Cell (#3.8)} [Rocky]
"Bandstand" (1952) {(#9.15)} [Himself]
"Coronet Blue" (1967) {The Flip Side of Timmy Devon (#1.11)} [Big Hart] <11>
"The Beatles Anthology" (1995) {July '40 to March '63 (#1.1)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [Himself]
"This Is Your Life" (1952) {Bobby Darin} [Himself]
'K', Murray the Biographies
Murray KaufmanThe Fifth Beatle
14 February 1922, New York City, New York, USA
21 February 1982, Los Angeles, California, USA (cancer)
Murray the K was born Murray Kaufman in New York, New York, on 14
February 1922. After an early career as a song-plugger, he moved into
radio and in 1958 joined 1010 WINS. He remained there for seven years,
becoming the most popular New York radio DJ. He was an early supporter
of singer Bobby Darin, inspired and then 'broke' his hit single,
'Splish-Splash', and made a guest appearance on his "This is Your Life"
TV tribute in late 1959.
In 1964, he was one of the first Americans to interview The Beatles,
firstly by phone, later joining them in their hotel suite. From then on
he acted as their "Mr. Fix-it", arranging for them to visit all the
best clubs and restaurants. He also championed their records and for a
while, he dubbed himself "the fifth Beatle" and became a trusted friend
of the group during their American tours, though not of manager Brian
Epstein, who apparently resented his considerable influence.
He left WINS in 1965 and later resurfaced as a presenter on WOR-FM - the
first FM rock station.
Married six times, he died of cancer on 21 February 1982, in Los
Angeles, California.
Anonymous
* 'Jacklyn Zeman' (qv) (14 February 1979 - 1981) (divorced)
* Legendary disk jockey who made his name at WINS (New York) in the 1950s
and 60s; a pioneer of progressive radio at WOR-FM (New York) in 1966.
* Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One,
1981-1985, pages 443-444. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
* Father of 'Peter Altschuler'.
* In 1963 took his 1010WINS NYC Radio show to the High Schools in the New
York City area as part of a "stay in school" campaign.