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Sylvia Murphy (September 24, 1931 – February 24, 2021)[1] was a Canadian singer who was popular on radio and television programs on the CBC from 1949 to 1964.

Sylvia Murphy
Born	September 24, 1931[1] Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	February 24, 2021(2021-02-24) (aged 89)[1] Mississauga, Ontario, Canada[1]
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1949–1964

Biography

She was the oldest child of Celia (née Zoddickson) and John Murphy. Her mother was from a Belarusian Jewish family and her father was of Irish Catholic descent, but both were natives of Liverpool, England. They met in Montreal after both emigrated there separately.[1]

Murphy got her start in nightclubs, and then was the featured singer on the radio programs Coca-Cola Refreshment Time and Club O'Connor with Billy O'Connor. She moved to television with a break on Cross-Canada Hit Parade and later became the singer for Jack Kane's Orchestra on the Jack Kane Show, Music Makers[2] and Music '60. She was also a regular performer on the Wayne and Shuster Hour.

She was married to Charles Templeton. Her children include comic-book artist Ty Templeton; internet entrepreneur Brad Templeton; TV host and director Deborah Burgess; and prominent tax attorney Michael Templeton, a partner at McMillan LLP. She later married William C. Tate, GM of Garrett Manufacturing Limited, a leading aerospace manufacturer.

Murphy died on February 24, 2021, after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. She was 89.[3]

References

External links

• Sylvia Murphy YouTube Channel

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