Editing F. Murray Abraham (section)

==Early life and education==
Abraham was born Murray Abraham on October 24, 1939;<!--He was born just "Murray Abraham", no first name.--><ref name=nrmref1>{{cite web|url=http://www.lastagetimes.com/2011/04/getting-to-know-f-murray-abraham/|title=Getting to Know F. Murray Abraham|publisher=La Stage Times|access-date=2013-11-14|archive-date=2013-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012010602/http://www.lastagetimes.com/2011/04/getting-to-know-f-murray-abraham/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=nrmref2>{{cite web|url=http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-10-15/academy-award-winning-actor-f-murray-abraham/transcript|title=Academy Award-Winning Actor F. Murray Abraham &#124; The Diane Rehm Show from WAMU and NPR|publisher=The Diane Rehm Show|access-date=2013-11-14}}</ref><ref name="Abraham1">{{cite news|last=Salomon|first=Andrew|title=The Lion in Winter| publisher=Backstage.com|date=2007-02-15|url=http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/features/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003546469|access-date =2007-02-15|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070304121511/http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/features/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003546469<!--Bot retrieved archive-->|archive-date = 2007-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/oct/08/-sp-f-murray-abraham-homeland-broadway|title=F Murray Abraham on Homeland, Broadway and turning 75: 'I am afraid of nothing on stage'|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=8 February 2022|last=Suskind|first=Alex|date=8 October 2014}}</ref> in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], the son of Fahrid "Fred" Abraham,<ref name= "people1985">{{cite news|last1= Stark|first1= John|title=His Meanie Role in Amadeus Makes Nice Guy F. Murray Abraham the Man to Beat for the Oscar|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20090195,00.html|access-date=20 September 2016|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=March 18, 1985}}</ref> an automotive mechanic and his wife Josephine (née Stello; 1915–2012),<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/elpasotimes/name/josephine-abraham-obituary?id=8272385|title=JOSEPHINE ABRAHAM Obituary (2012) El Paso Times|website=Legacy.com|access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref><ref>[http://www.actorsequity.org/aboutequity/howigotmyequitycard/Ecard_abraham.asp How I Got My Equity Card] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421011445/http://www.actorsequity.org/AboutEquity/HowIGotMyEquityCard/Ecard_Abraham.asp|date=2011-04-21}}. Actorsequity.org. Retrieved on 2012-10-15.</ref><ref name="AARP">{{cite web|last1=Abraham|first1=F. Murray|title=How Actor F. Murray Abraham Is Helping Syrian Refugees|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/celebrities/info-2018/f-murray-abraham-help-for-syrians.html|website=AARP|access-date=1 June 2021|language=english}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Abraham|first1=F. Murray|title=Opinion {{!}} F. Murray Abraham: Open Our Doors to Syrians|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/opinion/f-murray-abraham-open-our-doors-to-syrians.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=1 June 2021|date=2017-04-10}}</ref> His father emigrated with his family from [[Muqlus]], [[Ottoman Syria]], a small village in the [[Valley of the Christians]], at age five;<ref>Obituary of [https://obits.ocregister.com/obituaries/orangecounty/obituary.aspx?n=adele-hendricks-bobbie&pid=194874159 ''Adele Hendricks Abraham'' (1923–2019)], aunt of Murray Abraham, where it is stated she, three of her sisters and her brother Fred Abraham were born in Myklos, now in Syria. Obituary of [https://oklahoman.com/article/2239025/marion-abraham-unsell ''Marion Abraham Unsell (1914–1998)''], aunt of Murray Abraham, who died in El Paso in 1988 where it says she was born in Myklos in today's Syria</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/personality/personality/actor-f-murray-abraham-syrian-refugees-and-de-blasios-new-york.html|title=Actor F. Murray Abraham on Syrian refugees and de Blasio's New York|last=Coltin|first=Jeff|date=2016|website=cityandstateny.com}}</ref><!--Do not add Assyrian descent, change his name in Arabic to Syriac, or add Assyrian categories. The cited sources say his father belonged to the Antiochian Greek Orthodox Church, not the Syriac Orthodox Church. See see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:F._Murray_Abraham#F._Murray_Abraham's_father_true_ethnicity_and_country_of_origin for evidence and sources.--> his paternal grandfather was a priest in the [[Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch]].<ref name="Abraham1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://eu.elpasotimes.com/story/news/history/blogs/tales-from-the-morgue/2008/07/10/mom-recalls-boyhood-of-st/31510153/|title=Mom recalls boyhood of star-to-be|last=Long|first=Trish|year=2008|website=El Paso Times}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theamerican.co.uk/pr/rev-int-F-Murray-Abraham.php|title=F. Murray Abraham|website=Theamerican.co.uk}}</ref><!--Do not add Assyrian descent, change his name in Arabic to Syriac, or add Assyrian categories. The cited sources say it belonged to the Antiochian Greek Orthodox Church, not the Syriac Orthodox Church. See see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:F._Murray_Abraham#F._Murray_Abraham's_father_true_ethnicity_and_country_of_origin for evidence and sources.--> His mother, one of 14 children, was [[Italian American]] and the daughter of an Italian immigrant who worked in the coal mines of [[Western Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Abraham1" /> He had two younger brothers, Robert and Jack, who were killed in separate car accidents.<ref name="people1985"/>

Abraham was raised in [[El Paso, Texas]]. Murray and his two younger brothers were altar boys in the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church]] in El Paso.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1" /> He attended Vilas Grammar School, and graduated from [[El Paso High School]] in 1958.<ref>[http://elpasotimes.typepad.com/morgue/2008/07/hometown-star-3.html Tales from the Morgue: Hometown stars – F. Murray Abraham]. Elpasotimes.typepad.com (2008-07-10). Retrieved on 2012-10-15.</ref> He was a gang member during his teenage years.<ref name="Abraham1" /> In El Paso, Abraham worked in the {{ill|Farah Clothing|fr}} factory owned by a [[Lebanese American]] family<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/farah-incorporated|title=Farah, Incorporated|last=Zanetell|first=Myrna|date=1 September 1995|website=tshaonline.org|publisher=Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)}}</ref> before launching a career in acting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/198605/the.arab.americans.htm|title=The Arab Americans|last=Orfalea|first=Gregory|website=Aramcoworld.com}}</ref> He attended Texas Western College (later named [[University of Texas at El Paso]]), where he was given the best actor award by [[Alpha Psi Omega]] for his portrayal of the [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indian]] Nocona in ''Comanche Eagle'' during the 1959–60 season. <ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aLU6rzTSF3gC&q=nocona+comanche+f+murray+abraham | title=UTEP: A Pictorial History of the University of Texas at el Paso : Diamond Jubilee, 1914-1989 | isbn=978-0-87404-208-5 | last1=Hamilton | first1=Nancy | date=1988 | publisher=Texas Western Press }}</ref>He attended the [[University of Texas at Austin]], then studied acting under [[Uta Hagen]] at [[HB Studio]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/|title=HB Studio – Notable Alumni &#124; One of the Original Acting Studios in NYC|website=Hbstudio.org|access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref> in New York City. He secured several backstage jobs before making his professional debut.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/features/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003546469 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304121511/http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/features/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003546469 | archive-date=March 4, 2007 | title=Casting News &#124; Category &#124; Backstage }}</ref>

Abraham added "F." to his stage name in honor of his father Fahrid.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Farber|first1=Stephen|title=The New York Times: Best Pictures|url=https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/movies/bestpictures/amadeus-ar3.html|access-date=20 September 2016|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 20, 1984}}</ref> He has stated that "Murray Abraham just doesn't seem to say anything. It just is another name, so I thought I'd frame it".<ref name=nrmref2/>