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Frank Morgan(1890-1949)

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Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Two mayors meet at a convention and, despite their contrasting personalities and views, find themselves attracted to one other.
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Key to the City (1950)
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Jovial, somewhat flamboyant Frank Morgan (born Francis Wuppermann) will forever be remembered as the title character in The Wizard of Oz (1939), but he was a veteran and respected actor long before he played that part, and turned in outstanding performances both before and after that film. One of 11 children of a wealthy manufacturer, Morgan followed his older brother, Ralph Morgan (born Raphael Wuppermann) into the acting profession, making his Broadway debut in 1914 and his film debut two years later. Morgan specialized in playing courtly, sometimes eccentric or befuddled but ultimately sympathetic characters, such as the alcoholic telegraph operator in The Human Comedy (1943) or the shop owner in The Shop Around the Corner (1940). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for The Affairs of Cellini (1934). Frank Morgan died at age 59 of a heart attack on September 18, 1949 in Beverly Hills, California.
BornJune 1, 1890
DiedSeptember 18, 1949(59)
BornJune 1, 1890
DiedSeptember 18, 1949(59)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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Frank Morgan in The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
Herbert Marshall, Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen, and Margaret Sullavan in The Good Fairy (1935)
Herbert Marshall and Frank Morgan in The Good Fairy (1935)
Frank Morgan and Margaret Sullavan in The Good Fairy (1935)
Frank Morgan in The Good Fairy (1935)
Frank Morgan and Margaret Sullavan in The Good Fairy (1935)
Frank Morgan in The Good Fairy (1935)
Herbert Marshall and Frank Morgan in The Good Fairy (1935)
Herbert Marshall and Frank Morgan in The Good Fairy (1935)
Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen, and Margaret Sullavan in The Good Fairy (1935)
Frank Morgan in The Good Fairy (1935)
Frank Morgan and Reginald Owen in The Good Fairy (1935)

Known for

Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz
8.1
  • Professor Marvel
  • The Gatekeeper
  • The Carriage Driver
  • The Guard
  • The Wizard of Oz
  • 1939
James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
The Shop Around the Corner
8.0
  • Hugo Matuschek
  • 1940
Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, and John Garfield in Tortilla Flat (1942)
Tortilla Flat
6.2
  • The Pirate
  • 1942
Richard Carlson, Frank Morgan, and Jean Rogers in A Stranger in Town (1943)
A Stranger in Town
7.1
  • John Josephus Grant
  • 1943

Credits

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Actor

  • Clark Gable, Marilyn Maxwell, and Loretta Young in Key to the City (1950)
    Key to the City
  • Clark Gable, Alexis Smith, and Audrey Totter in Any Number Can Play (1949)
    Any Number Can Play
  • Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas, Walter Huston, and Robert Siodmak in The Great Sinner (1949)
    The Great Sinner
  • James Stewart and June Allyson in The Stratton Story (1949)
    The Stratton Story
  • Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Angela Lansbury, and Lana Turner in The Three Musketeers (1948)
    The Three Musketeers
  • Summer Holiday (1948)
    Summer Holiday
  • Green Dolphin Street (1947)
    Green Dolphin Street
  • The Great Morgan (1946)
    The Great Morgan
  • Robert Young, Barbara Hale, and Frank Morgan in Lady Luck (1946)
    Lady Luck
  • The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
    The Cockeyed Miracle
  • Courage of Lassie (1946)
    Courage of Lassie
  • Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer in Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
    Yolanda and the Thief
  • Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in Casanova Brown (1944)
    Casanova Brown
  • Marlene Dietrich and Ronald Colman in Kismet (1944)
    Kismet
    • (voice, uncredited)
  • Irene Dunne and Alan Marshal in The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
    The White Cliffs of Dover

Soundtrack

  • Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan (2013)
    Ray Donovan
    • (uncredited)
  • Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz (2005)
    Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz
    • (uncredited)
  • 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
    40 Days and 40 Nights
  • All Tied Up (1993)
    All Tied Up
  • Summer Holiday (1948)
    Summer Holiday
    • (uncredited)
  • Mickey Rooney in The Human Comedy (1943)
    The Human Comedy
    • (uncredited)
  • Kathryn Grayson and Frank Morgan in The Vanishing Virginian (1942)
    The Vanishing Virginian
    • (uncredited)
  • Ann Rutherford and John Shelton in Keeping Company (1940)
    Keeping Company
    • ("When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose" (1914), uncredited)
  • Dan Dailey, Virginia Grey, and Frank Morgan in Hullabaloo (1940)
    Hullabaloo
    • ("We've Come a Long Way Together" (1940), uncredited)
  • Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, and Hedy Lamarr in Boom Town (1940)
    Boom Town
    • ("Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)" (1850), uncredited)
  • Billie Burke, Frank Morgan, and John Shelton in The Ghost Comes Home (1940)
    The Ghost Comes Home
    • (uncredited)
  • Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    The Wizard of Oz
    • (uncredited)
  • Rosalie (1937)
    Rosalie
    • (uncredited)
  • John Beal, Frank Morgan, and Florence Rice in Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)
    Beg, Borrow or Steal
    • ("Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)" (1850))
  • Joan Crawford, William Powell, and Robert Montgomery in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
    • (uncredited)

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Nothing But A Coward
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Nothing But A Coward
Munchkinland
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Munchkinland
Meeting the Wizard
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Meeting the Wizard
I'm Melting
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I'm Melting
No Place Like Home
Clip 0:53
No Place Like Home
Dimples
Clip 1:09
Dimples
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Personal details

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    • June 1, 1890
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • September 18, 1949
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
    • March 11, 1914 - September 18, 1949 (his death, 1 child)
    • George Morgan
    • Claudia Morgan(Niece or Nephew)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Henry Spoffard") in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by Anita Loos and John Emerson. Directed / produced by Edgar Selwyn. Times Square Theatre: 28 Sep 1926-Mar 1927 (closing date unknown/199 performances). Cast: Katherine Brook (as "Miss Chapman"), Grace Burgess (as "Lulu"), Grace Cornell (as "Ann Spoffard"), Roy Gorham (as "William Gwynn"), Grace Hampton (as "Lady Beekman"), William T. Hayes (as "Old Spoffard"), Edna Hibbard (as "Dorothy Shaw"), Bruce Huntley (as "H. Gilbertson Montrose"), G.P. Huntley (as "Sir Francis Beekman"), Mrs. Jacques Martin (as "Mrs. Spoffard"), Edwina Prue (as "Dickie"), Vivian Purcell (as "Connie"), Ruth Raymonde (as "Gloria Atwell"), Georges Romain (as "Robert Broussard"), Adrian Rosely (as "Louis Broussard"), Arthur S. Ross (as "Gus Eisman"), Harold Thomas (as "Harry"), June Walker (as "Lorelei Lee"), Daniel Wolf (as "Leon"). NOTE: Filmed as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).
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    Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz (1939), said that whenever she saw the scene where Frank Morgan, as the Wizard, is giving Dorothy's friends gifts from his "black bag" (a diploma for the Scarecrow, a ticking heart for the Tin Man, and a medal for the Cowardly Lion), she got teary eyed, because "Frank Morgan was just like that in real life - very generous".

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