Spoiler : Murray, Ken (birth name was Kenneth Abner Doncourt) Born in New York City 7/14/1903; died 10/13/1988 in Burbank, California. Screen debut in Half- Marriage (1929). Radio debut in 1932 as a guest on Rudy Vallee's Fleischmann Hour for NBC. Host of radio programs including The Ken Murray Show (The Royal Vagabond) on NBC (1933); Laugh With Ken on CBS (1936); Hollywood Hotel on CBS (1937-1938); The Texaco Star Theatre on CBS (1939-1940); Which Is Which? on CBS (1944-1945). Producer/host of The Ken Murray Show on CBS-TV (1950-53). Regular performer on The Judy Garland Show for CBS-TV (1964).