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The Legend of Spud Murphy is part of a series called "Eoin Colfer's legend of ...", written by the Irish author Eoin Colfer, author of the best-selling series Artemis Fowl. The book was illustrated by Glenn McCoy. The series talks about two brothers: Will, who is nine years old and loves action man and Marty who is 10 years old.
Miko Stephanovic (August 19, 1908 – August 5, 2005), better known as Lyle 'Spud' Murphy, was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and arranger. He studied clarinet and trumpet, and has been recorded playing the oboe, among other jazz instruments.
Murphy was born on 15 May 1923 to Thomas Murphy, a small business owner on Thomas Street and Mary James "Molly" Sweeney, who owned a wallpaper and paint shop on the same street. He had four siblings – three brothers and a sister. Growing up in the Liberties, he was educated by Christian Brothers on Synge Street. [1]
Tayto was founded in 1954 in Dublin by a local man known as Joe 'Spud' Murphy, who is credited with having invented the world's first flavoured crisp. [ 10 ] Two years later, in 1956, the licensing rights of the Tayto name and recipes were sold to the Hutchinson family for distribution outside the Republic of Ireland and allowed for the ...
Peter Murphy (7 March 1922 – 7 April 1975), often referred to as Spud Murphy, was an English footballer who played as an inside left. He played professionally for three clubs, Coventry City , Tottenham Hotspur and Birmingham City .
William Murphy (23 May 1894 – 11 June 1975), [1] often known as Spud Murphy, was an English footballer who played as a winger for Manchester City, Southampton, Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers. A runner in his youth, Murphy became an amateur footballer when the outbreak of the First World War caused his running club to disband.
Bremner portrayed Spud in Danny Boyle's film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's 1993 novel Trainspotting, [3] and later Mullet, a street thug in Guy Ritchie's Snatch.In the 1994 stage version of Trainspotting, Bremner played the lead role of Mark Renton, the role played by Ewan McGregor in the 1996 film.
Her brother, Mark Hyams (1914–2007), was a jazz pianist who played with big bands, including those of Will Hudson (mid-1930s) and Spud Murphy (late 1930s). Mark married L'Ana Webster (née Alleman; 1912–1997), a saxophonist and bandleader who was once married to jazz guitarist Jimmie Webster (1908–1978). [citation needed]