Kate Murtagh

Kate Murtagh
Born (1920-10-29)October 29, 1920
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died 10 September 2017 (aged 96)
Occupation Actress
Years active 1951–1999

Kate Murtagh (October 29, 1920 – 10 September, 2017) was an American actress, and a native of Los Angeles, California. She has appeared in films including Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961),The Night Strangler (1973), Dirty O'Neil (1974), Switchblade Sisters (1975), Farewell, My Lovely (1975), The Car (1977), Doctor Detroit (1983) and Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992). She has appeared on television in shows including Daniel Boone, My Three Sons, The Munsters, I Dream of Jeannie, The Twilight Zone and Highway to Heaven.

Murtagh is pictured on the front and back covers of the English rock group Supertramp's 1979 multi-platinum recording, Breakfast in America. On the front cover she is depicted as a waitress named "Libby", in front of a depiction of New York City, striking a pose similar to that of the Statue of Liberty, but holding a tall glass of orange juice and a menu rather than a torch and tabula ansata. She also appears in the video for the band's 1982 single, "It's Raining Again", as the woman who gives the protagonist an umbrella.

Retired from acting since 1999, she was in her last years a resident at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, where she took classes in improvisation.[1] Murtagh died on September 10, 2017 at the age of 96.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Wood, Douglas. "It's Libby, the Supertramp waitress!". The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  2. ↑ SAG-AFTRA - Summer 2018: In Memoriam


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