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actor (1890-1949)

Person · Open Library

Died
2008
Works
39

Top works

  • Juvenile justice I
  • Complete Slow Cooker Cookbook
  • Big Instant Pot Cookbook
  • Ultimate Slow Cooker Cookbook
  • Watchmen's Cry

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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

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1890
Active to
1949

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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)

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date of birth
1890-06-01
date of death
1949-09-18
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start of work period
1916-00-00
birth name
Francis Phillip Wuppermann
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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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