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They later divorced and Murphy did not remarry. Marie married Albert Spinner, Jr., in 1948. Towards the end of his life, Murphy lived with Rita and her family in East Brunswick, New Jersey, then died in 1993."],"otherfindaid_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://alexlibrary.access.preservica.com/archive/sdb%3Acollection|a13b3e1c-99a4-4a0f-a949-19ad26857c81/\"\u003eClick to view digital materials in this collection\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e  "],"otherfindaid_heading_ssm":["Digital Materials"],"otherfindaid_tesim":["Click to view digital materials in this collection"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[item description], Elrich W. Murphy Photograph Collection, MS415, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[item description], Elrich W. 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