Obituaries

Murray Gershenz, actor and music man was 91*

tmz-gershenz.jpgTMZ reports that Music Man Murray, as he became known recently, died Wednesday of a heart attack. Murray Gershenz is the record collector who has a huge collection of vinyl kept in a building on Exposition Boulevard near La Brea. He was the subject of a documentary film by Richard Parks last year. Late in life, Gershenz began getting roles as an extra in films and TV.

* Fixed: Name of Richard Parks

Gershenz in "The Hangover," via TMZ


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