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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 [1] mostly as a contract player ...
Jan 3, 2008 · Frank Morgan: The Merriest Man. Actor William Gargan said that Frank Morgan was the merriest man he ever knew. Adored by film goers of the 1930s and ’40s and classic film buffs of today, Morgan stands in the very top rank of that once sizable legion of performers known as character actors.
Frank Morgan began his acting career back in 1916 as a silent film star. His career, which spanned more than 35 years on the silver screen, included roles in more than 100 films. He is most well-known for his role as the man behind the curtain in “The Wizard of Oz” yet he was so much more.
Dec 18, 2007 · Frank Morgan, a bebop-jazz sax player who modeled his playing style after Charlie Parker's, died Dec. 14 at age 73. After some early successes, Morgan succumbed to heroin addiction, which led...
In 1938, Frank Morgan was one of Hollywood’s “featured players,” that is, an actor who was not a major star in terms of box office draw and revenue, but was a reliable and competent performer who was an audience favorite. Morgan was born Francis Phillip Wuppermann on June 1, 1890, in New York City.
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, with his most celebrated performance playing the title role of The Wizard in the MGM movie The Wizard of Oz (1939).
Dec 6, 2022 · Musician Frank Morgan grew up in Milwaukee, playing jazz guitar at an early age. But in 1940, his father took seven-year-old Frank to see alto saxophonist Charlie Parker in concert. The experience changed his life, for better and for worse.
