Editing Bill Murray (section)

==Early life==
Murray was born on September 21, 1950, in [[Evanston, Illinois]], to Lucille, a [[Internal mail|mail room clerk]], and Edward J. Murray, a [[Lumber yard|lumber salesman]]. He attended an all-boys Jesuit school in [[Wilmette, Illinois]], a northern suburb of Chicago.<ref>{{cite book |last=Dale |first=Alan |chapter=Murray, Bill |title=International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, vol. 3: Actors and Actresses |editor1-first=Sara |editor1-last=Pendergast |editor2-first=Tom |editor2-last=Pendergast |edition=4th |publisher=St. James Press |year=2000 |pages=873–875 |via=Gale In Context: Biography |id={{Gale|CX3406801916}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |chapter=Bill Murray |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |volume=46 |publisher=Gale |year=2003 |via=Gale In Context: Biography |id={{Gale|K1609015124}} }}</ref>

Murray and his eight siblings grew up in an [[Irish Catholic]] family.<ref name="elder">{{cite news|last=Elder |first=Sean |url=http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2001/02/06/murray/index.html |title=Brilliant Careers: Bill Murray |website=Salon |access-date=November 12, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011090533/http://salon.com/people/bc/2001/02/06/murray/index.html |archive-date=October 11, 2008 }}</ref> His paternal grandfather was from [[County Cork]], while his maternal ancestors were from [[County Galway]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bill Murray to be inducted into Irish American Hall of Fame|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-bill-murray-irish-hall-0611-chicago-inc-20170608-story.html|first=Kim|last=Janssen|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=July 10, 2023|date=June 8, 2017|archive-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320102040/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-bill-murray-irish-hall-0611-chicago-inc-20170608-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Haynes|first=Kenneth|url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/irish-american-bill-murray-sad-that-no-one-has-claimed-him-in-ireland-69568692-237669001.amp|title=Irish-American Bill Murray says no one 'claimed' him in Ireland|date=November 9, 2009|website=IrishCentral.com|access-date=September 18, 2019|archive-date=October 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007013729/https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/irish-american-bill-murray-sad-that-no-one-has-claimed-him-in-ireland-69568692-237669001.amp|url-status=live}}</ref> Three of his siblings, John Murray, [[Joel Murray]] and [[Brian Doyle-Murray]], are also actors. A sister, Nancy, is an [[Adrian Dominican Sisters|Adrian Dominican]] nun in [[Michigan]]; she has traveled the United States in two one-woman programs, portraying [[Catherine of Siena]] and [[Dorothy Stang]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytribune.com/sports/acting-is-a-family-habit/article_1d879332-dc22-5869-9c93-b553a0b8bafa.html|title=Acting is a family habit|last=Kavanagh|first=Catherine|work=Royal Oak Tribune|date=May 12, 2010|access-date=December 20, 2019|archive-date=December 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220051258/https://www.dailytribune.com/sports/acting-is-a-family-habit/article_1d879332-dc22-5869-9c93-b553a0b8bafa.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2016/07/16/nun-sister-original-ghostbuster-sees-acting-preaching/ |title=Nun and sister of original 'Ghostbusters' star says acting is preaching |access-date=December 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219090843/https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2016/07/16/nun-sister-original-ghostbuster-sees-acting-preaching/ |archive-date=December 19, 2018 |url-status=dead |date=July 16, 2016 }}</ref> His brother Ed Murray died in 2020.<ref name="ed">{{Cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/bill-murrays-brother-ed-inspiration-behind-film-caddyshack-dies-156910 |last=Seemayer |first=Zach |date=November 24, 2020 |access-date=November 24, 2020 |language=en-US |publisher=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |title=Bill Murray's Brother Ed, Inspiration Behind Film ''Caddyshack'', Dies |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125030858/https://www.etonline.com/bill-murrays-brother-ed-inspiration-behind-film-caddyshack-dies-156910 |url-status=live }}</ref> Their father died in 1967 at the age of 46 from complications of [[diabetes]] when Bill was 17.<ref name=white>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/20/magazine/the-rumpled-anarchy-of-bill-murray.html|title=The Rumpled Anarchy of Bill Murray|first=Timothy|last=White|date=November 20, 1988|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-date=November 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113003233/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/20/magazine/the-rumpled-anarchy-of-bill-murray.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="yahoo">[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800022908/bio Bill Murray profile] at Yahoo! Movies {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114053816/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800022908/bio |date=January 14, 2012 }}</ref>

As a youth, Murray read children's biographies of American heroes like [[Kit Carson]], [[Wild Bill Hickok]] and [[Davy Crockett]].<ref name=white /> He attended St. Joseph's grade school and [[Loyola Academy]]. During his teen years, he worked as a [[golf caddy]] to fund his education at the Jesuit high school,<ref name=white /><ref name="cinderella">{{cite book|last1=Murray|first1=Bill|last2=Peper|first2=George|title=Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf|year=1999|publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]|isbn=0-385-49571-4|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/cinderellastorym00murr}}</ref> was the lead singer of a rock band (the Dutch Masters) and took part in high school and community theater.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bill Murray is 60! Celebrate with 60 Bill Murray facts |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/11/bill-murray-60th-birthday-facts |access-date=August 29, 2019 |work=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029195147/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/11/bill-murray-60th-birthday-facts |url-status=live }}</ref> One of his sisters had [[polio]] and his mother suffered several [[miscarriage]]s.<ref name="white" />

After graduating from Loyola Academy, Murray attended [[Regis University]] in [[Denver|Denver, Colorado]], taking pre-medical courses, but quickly dropped out and returned to [[Illinois]].<ref name=white /> In 2007, Regis awarded him an [[honorary degree|honorary]] Doctor of Humanities degree.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_6391555| title= Regis University dropout Bill Murray earns stripes with honorary degree| newspaper= [[The Denver Post]]| date= July 17, 2007| access-date= March 9, 2010| archive-date= November 21, 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151121052650/http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_6391555| url-status= live}}</ref> On September 21, 1970, his 20th birthday, the police arrested Murray at Chicago's [[O'Hare Airport]] for trying to smuggle {{convert|10|lbs|kg|abbr=on}} of [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]], which he had allegedly intended to sell. It was discovered after Murray joked to the passenger next to him that he had packed a bomb in his luggage. Murray was convicted and sentenced to [[probation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a37799/the-time-bill-murray-got-busted-for-pot/|title=The Time Bill Murray Got Busted for Pot|date=September 10, 2015|work=Esquire|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-date=October 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031094013/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a37799/the-time-bill-murray-got-busted-for-pot/|url-status=live}}</ref>