Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1890-06-01
- Died
- 2008
- Works
- 39
Top works
- Juvenile justice I
- Complete Slow Cooker Cookbook
- Big Instant Pot Cookbook
- Ultimate Slow Cooker Cookbook
- Watchmen's Cry
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · New York City, New York, USA
Frank Morgan (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of the title character in the film The Wizard of Oz. His older brother Ralph Morgan was also an actor of stage and screen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Morgan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
- The Dark Side of the Rainbow — Professor Marvel (archive footage)2000
- Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To — (archive footage)1990
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic — Self (archive footage)1990
- Çelik Pençe1983
- That's Entertainment! — (archive footage) (uncredited)1974
- Key to the City — Fire Chief Duggan1950
- The Stratton Story — Barney Wile1949
- Any Number Can Play — Jim Kurstyn1949
- The Great Sinner — Aristide Pitard1949
- Summer Holiday — Uncle Sid1948
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 23,987
- Total plays
- 150,214
Tags
jazzsaxophonefrank morganbebopbop
Frank Morgan (b. Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 23, 1933; d. Minneapolis, December 14, 2007) was a jazz saxophonist with a career spanning over 50 years. He mainly plays alto saxophone but also plays soprano saxophone. During the 1950's he was known as a Charlie Parker protege and recorded several bebop albums. He, too, developed a heroin habit, and spent much of the next two decades incarcerated. He was absent from performing for an extended period <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Frank+Mor
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Key facts
- Born
- Francis Phillip Wuppermann , ( 1890-06-01 ) June 1, 1890, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- September 18, 1949 (1949-09-18) (aged 59), Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Green-Wood Cemetery
- Other names
- Frank Wupperman Francis Morgan
- Alma mater
- Cornell University
- Occupations
- Actor stage performer
- Years active
- 1914–1949
- Known for
- The Wizard and others in MGM's The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Spouse
- Alma Muller, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1914 )
- Children
- One
- Family
- Ralph Morgan (elder brother), Claudia Morgan (niece)
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 1 June 1890
- Died
- 18 September 1949
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frank
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Occupation
- musician
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor. He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous sound films throughout the 1930s and 1940s, with a career spanning 35 years mostly as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He was also briefly billed early in his career as Frank Wupperman and Francis Morgan.
He is best-known for his multiple roles, including Professor Marvel and the title role of The Wizard, in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer classic The Wizard of Oz.
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1890 births1949 deaths20th-century American male actors20th-century American male singers20th-century American singersAmerican male film actorsAmerican male musical theatre actorsAmerican male silent film actorsAmerican male stage actorsAmerican people of German descentAmerican people of Spanish descentBurials at Green-Wood Cemetery