Editing Fred MacMurray (section)

=== Politics ===
Like many of his Hollywood contemporaries, MacMurray was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politically, although he was not particularly outspoken about his beliefs. When speaking with columnist Parsons in 1947 about the [[House Un-American Activities Committee|Red Scare in Hollywood]], the actor noted "I suppose there really are some Reds in Hollywood...but don't you think that actually some of the people...get that reputation because they talk too much about things they don't understand? I don't think an actor has any business to discuss politics unless he is an authority..."<ref name=":1" /> He is further quoted "...just because I happen to be an actor I shouldn't get up and say 'vote for this man', knowing as little as I know about him...I'm a family man and that's about it".<ref name=":0" />

He joined a long list of Hollywood stars as a member of the [[Hollywood Anti-Nazi League]], which was organized by the [[Communist Party USA|Communist Party of the USA]] in 1936.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-1733_shafr_sim120110127 |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=The SHAFR Guide Online|doi=10.1163/2468-1733_shafr_sim120110127 |doi-broken-date=March 27, 2025 }}</ref> MacMurray appeared onstage along with other conservative luminaries stumping for [[Thomas E. Dewey|Thomas Dewey]] in the 1944 Presidential [[Election of 1944|election]], and he supported [[Ronald Reagan]] for [[Governor of California]] in 1966.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Hollywood Right Goes for Goldwater and Finds Reagan |date=2013-10-21 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139027106.007 |work=When Hollywood Was Right |pages=155–183 |access-date=2023-07-11 |publisher=Cambridge University Press|doi=10.1017/cbo9781139027106.007 |isbn=9780521199186 }}</ref>