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| Born | Francis Phillip Wuppermann June 1, 1890 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | September 18, 1949 (aged 59) Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California |
| Years active | 1914 – 1949 |
| Spouse(s) | Alma Muller (1914 – 1949) (his death) 1 son |
Frank Morgan (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949) was an American character actor best known for his portrayal of the title character, Emerald City's doorman, coachman, Guardian of the Gate, and Professor Marvel in the film The Wizard of Oz. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones The Emerald City is the fictional capital city of the Land of Oz in L The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical - Fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s
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Early life
Born as Francis Phillip Wuppermann in New York City, the youngest of eleven children (six boys and five girls) to the wealthy family which distributed Angostura bitters, he attended Cornell University where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. The City of New York Angostura bitters, often simply referred to as angostura, is a concentrated Bitters for food and beverages made of herbs and spices by House of Angostura Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ Phi Psi is a US national college fraternity. He then followed his older brother Ralph Morgan into show business, first on the Broadway stage and then into movies. Ralph Morgan (born July 6 1883, New York City - died June 11 1956, New York City) was a Hollywood film stage and Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located
Acting career
His first film was The Suspect in 1916. His career expanded when talkies began, his most stereotypical role being that of a befuddled but good-hearted middle-aged man. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1934's The Affairs of Cellini, where he played the cuckolded Duke of Florence and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1942's Tortilla Flat, where he played a simple Hispanic man. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The Affairs of Cellini is a 1934 Comedy film which tells the story of the amorous Benvenuto Cellini and his various love affairs Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Tortilla Flat ( 1935) is an early Steinbeck novel set in Monterey California. Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically
Morgan's most famous performance was in The Wizard of Oz (1939), in which he played the carnival huckster "Professor Marvel", the gatekeeper of the Emerald City, the driver of the carriage drawn by "The Horse of a Different Color", the armed guard leading to the wizard's hall, and the Wizard himself. Carnival is a festival season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February and March Like Margaret Hamilton's Wicked Witch of the West, his characters only appear on-screen for a few minutes in total, but they are show-stoppers. Margaret Hamilton (December 9 &ndashMay 16) was an American film actress best known for her portrayal of The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of He was so popular that MGM gave him a lifetime contract. Other movies of note include The Shop Around the Corner, The Human Comedy, The Mortal Storm, The White Cliffs of Dover and his last movie, Key to the City, which was released after his death, in Beverly Hills, California. The Shop Around the Corner ( 1940) is a Romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, and starring James Stewart and Margaret The Mortal Storm is a 1940 film that was one of the most direct anti- Nazi Hollywood films released before the American entry into the The White Cliffs of Dover is a 1944 film made by Loew's and MGM.
He also recorded a number of children's records, including the popular Gossamer Wump, released in 1949 by Capitol Records. Gossamer Wump is a children's record published in 1949 by Capitol Records, about a boy who learns to play the triangle Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as
Like most character actors of the studio era Frank Morgan had numerous roles in many motion pictures. One of his last roles was as a key supporting player in The Stratton Story, a true story about a ballplayer (played by James Stewart) who makes a comeback after losing a leg in a hunting accident. The Stratton Story is a 1949 Film directed by Sam Wood which tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor
Personal life
Morgan married to Alma Muller in 1914; they had one son. They were married until his death in 1949.
Frank Morgan's niece, Claudia Morgan (neé Claudia Wuppermann) was a stage and film actress, most notable for creating the role of Vera Claythorne in the original production of And Then There Were None. Claudia Morgan ( June 12 1911, Brooklyn New York - September 17 1974, New York New York) was an American film And Then There Were None is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club
Death
Morgan died after suffering a heart attack in 1949 (while filming Annie Get Your Gun). Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music written by Irving Berlin and a book by Herbert Fields and his sister Dorothy Morgan was the one major player from The Wizard of Oz who did not live to see the film become both a television fixture and an American institution. He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City.
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1708 Vine Street. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
Filmography
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Queen High is the title of an early musical - Comedy produced by Paramount Pictures in 1930. Laughter is a 1930 film directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and starring Fredric March, Nancy Carroll and Frank Morgan. Hallelujah I'm a Bum is a 1933 American musical Comedy Film directed by Lewis Milestone in the Depression The Kiss Before the Mirror is a 1933 suspense film directed by James Whale about a prosecutor ( Frank Morgan) who realizes that his own wife ( Bombshell ( 1933) is a film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy, Frank Morgan, C For the nursery rhyme see Hey Diddle Diddle. For the Jerome Kern musical see The Cat and the Fiddle (musical. The Affairs of Cellini is a 1934 Comedy film which tells the story of the amorous Benvenuto Cellini and his various love affairs Willa Cather 's A Lost Lady was first published in 1923 It tells the story of Marian Forrester and her husband Captain Daniel Forrester who live in the Western Naughty Marietta is a 1935 movie based on the operetta of the same name by Victor Herbert: Jeanette MacDonald stars as a flirty flighty I Live My Life is a 1935 film starring Joan Crawford, Brian Aherne, and Frank Morgan, and is based on the story Claustrophobia The Great Ziegfeld ( 1936) is a Musical film produced by MGM. Dimples ( 1936) is a 20th Century Fox musical Feature film starring Shirley Temple in a story about a mid-nineteenth century The Last of Mrs Cheyney is a 1937 drama/comedy Motion picture starring Joan Crawford, William Powell, Robert Montgomery Saratoga is a 1937 film written by Anita Loos and directed by Jack Conway. Rosalie is an American musical play first produced in 1928 It was later adapted as a musical film by MGM in 1937 Paradise for Three, titled Romance for Three in the United Kingdom is a 1938 Romantic comedy film starring Frank Morgan Port of Seven Seas is a 1938 dramatic film starring Wallace Beery and featuring Frank Morgan and Maureen O'Sullivan. Sweethearts is a 1938 musical romance MGM 's first feature-length Technicolor film The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical - Fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s Henry Goes Arizona is a 1939 Western film starring Frank Morgan as an actor who inherits his dead brother's ranch The Shop Around the Corner ( 1940) is a Romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, and starring James Stewart and Margaret Broadway Melody of 1940 is a 1940 MGM movie musical starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell and George Murphy. The Mortal Storm is a 1940 film that was one of the most direct anti- Nazi Hollywood films released before the American entry into the Boom Town is a 1940 adventure drama Hollywood Film starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Hullabaloo is a 1940 Musical comedy film directed by Edwin L Marin and written by Nat Perrin. Keeping Company is a 1940 Drama film starring Frank Morgan as a real estate broker with three daughters who all have their own problems Honky Tonk is a 1941 Black-and-white Western film starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner. Tortilla Flat is a 1942 film with Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield, Frank Morgan, Akim Tamiroff White Cargo ( 1942) is a film starring Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A Stranger in Town is a 1943 Comedy-drama political film made by Loew's Inc Thousands Cheer was an American musical - Comedy released by MGM in 1943 The White Cliffs of Dover is a 1944 film made by Loew's and MGM. The 1944 version of Kismet was an MGM picture in Technicolor starring Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, Joy Ann Page and Florence Casanova Brown is a 1944 film starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Frank Morgan. Yolanda and the Thief ( MGM) is a 1945 Hollywood musical comedy Film set in a fictional Latin American country and stars The Great Morgan is an American musical -comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1946. Lady Luck is a Hollywood Comedy film released in 1946, starring Robert Young and Barbara Hale. The Three Musketeers ( 1948) is a Technicolor Adventure film adaptation of the classic novel The Three Musketeers by The Stratton Story is a 1949 Film directed by Sam Wood which tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial recordsDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic