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Gene Morgan
American actor (1893–1940)
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Background
Morgan was born Eugene Kenney[1] in Racine, Wisconsin. In his early roles he was cast in westerns.[2][3]
Before Morgan performed in films he worked as a master of ceremonies for stage shows.[1] A newspaper review of his performance in a Fanchon and Marco production in San Bernardino in 1925 said Morgan "keeps the audiences in a continuous uproar of laughter with his brilliant humor and funny antics interspersed with a series of soft shoe dances that bring down the house with applause".[4] By 1928 he was regarded as "Fanchon and Marco's 'ace'" when he made his first appearance at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre.[5]
Morgan's film career began in Hal Roach and Pathe comedies.[1] In 1938, he appeared in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington in an uncredited role. That year, he was signed by Republic Pictures.[6]
Personal life and death
Morgan's wife was named Rachael.[1] On August 13, 1940, Morgan died in Santa Monica, California suddenly of a heart attack.[7][8] (A contemporary newspaper account says that he died on August 15, 1940.[1])
Selected filmography
- Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930) - Mayor Seth Landport
- Anybody's Blonde (1931)
- Blonde Venus (1932)
- False Faces (1932)
- Hook and Ladder (1932 short)
- Song of the Eagle (1933)
- Men of the Hour (1935)
- Panic on the Air (1936)
- Alibi for Murder (1936)
- End of the Trail (1936)
- Come Closer, Folks (1936)
- The Music Goes 'Round (1936)
- Counterfeit (1936)
- Counterfeit Lady (1936)
- Devil's Squadron (1936)
- Shakedown (1936)
- Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- Murder in Greenwich Village (1937)
- Woman in Distress (1937)
- All American Sweetheart (1937)
- Federal Man-Hunt (1938)
- The Main Event (1938)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939, uncredited)
- Saps at Sea (1940)
- Meet John Doe (1941, uncredited)
