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Moore Moran
Moore Moran is the author of Across the Mesas (Ballantine, 1985) and West to Los Lobos (Ballantine, 1986). Moran also writes poetry(see The Roundup, July-August, 1985, p.15).
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan, actor, was born as Harry Bratsburg on April 10, 1915 in Detroit, MI. He performed in 131 movies, starting with "To the Shores of Tripoli" in 1942. But he is probably best remembered as "Colonel Potter" in the "M*A*S*H" TV series.
Harry Morgan & Jack Webb
"Dragnet" TV SeriesHarry Morgan appeared in the following Western movies: "The Omaha Trail" (1942), "The Ox-Bow Incident" (1943), "High Noon" (1952), "Bend of the River" (1952), "Apache War Smoke" (1952), "The Far Country" (1954), "Cimarron" (1960), "How the West Was Won" (1962), "Support Your Local Sheriff" (1969), "Support Your Local Gunfighter" (1971), "Hec Ramsey" (TV movie), "The Apple Dumpling Gang" (1975), "The Shootist" (1976), and "The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again" (1979).
Harry Morgan also appeared in such Western TV series as "Gunsmoke" and "The Virginian".
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Sara Morgan
Sara Morgan is the author of three western-flavored cookbooks, including The Saga of Texas Cookery (Texian, 1981), Bread (Encino Press, 1975), and Dining with the Cattle Barons (Texian Press, 1981).
James Patrick Morgans
James Patrick Morgans was born on Dec. 25, 1946. He and his wife, Judith Ann, were married on April 29, 1967. He earned the B.A. degree in history and English from Tarkio College in Tarkio, Mo. He has done graduate work at Northwest Missouri State University in Marryville. He played baseball in college and in the semi-pros.
James Patrick Morgans has had nearly 100 articles published in such magazines as Dental Economics, Farm Journal, Successful Farming Magazine, Farm Chemicals, Farm Supplier, California Farmer, Art Material Trade News, Southern Graphics, Retailing, Teen & Boys Magazine, Vega Magazine, San Diego Padres Baseball Gold Magazine, American Nurseryman, Small Business Magazine, Rural Missouri, and many others.
Wayne Morris
(Deceased)
Wayne Morris, actor, was born as Bert DeWayne Morris on Feb. 17, 1914 in Los Angeles, CA. Morris played football at Los Angeles City College, then worked as a forest ranger. He studied acting at Los Angeles Junior College and at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he was discovered by Warner Brothers and he signed with the studio in 1936.He starred in Kid Galahad in 1937. Then, while filming Flight Angels (1940), Morris became interested in flying and became a pilot. When World War II broke out, he joined the Naval Reserve. And in 1942 he became a Navy flier until the end of the War in 1945. He was assigned to the carrier Essex in the Pacific. And during this period Morris shot down seven Japanese planes and contributed to the sinking of five ships. He was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses and two Air Medals.
After the war, Wayne Morris returned to films. However, he had not made a movie in four years and he was never able to regain his initial momentum. Morris spent most of the 1950's acting in low-budget Westerns.
Wayne Morris appeared in 64 movies from 1936 to 1961. His Western films included Buffalo Gun (1961), The Lonesome Trail (1955), The Desperado (1954), Riding Shotgun (1954), Two Guns and a Badge (1954), Star of Texas (1953), The Fighting Lawman (1953), The Marksman (1953), Texas Bad Man (1953), The Bushwhackers (1952), The Rebel (1952), Sierra Passage (1950), Stage To Tucson (1950), The Younger Brothers (1949), The Cole Younger Big Bunch (1948), Deep Valley (1947), Bad Men of Missouri (1941), and Three Sons o' Guns (1941).
Wayne Morris died on Sept. 14, 1959 in Oakland, CA. He suffered a massive heart attack while visiting aboard the aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard in San Francisco Bay. He was pronounced dead after being transported to Oakland Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. He was just 45 years old. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery ( Section 8, Grave 5491 ) in Arlington, Virginia.
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Vic Morrow
(Deceased)
Vic Morrow, actor, was born on February 14, 1929 in the Bronx, New York. By 17 he had dropped out of high school and joined the Navy. After his tour of duty, he wound up enrolling in the Actors' Workshop in New York City.His first movie was as a young street thug in "Blackboard Jungle" (1955) with Glen Ford. Other "heavy" parts followed, and he finally dropped out of acting to study directing at the University of Southern California.
He played the character, Sergeant Chip Saunders on "Combat," TV's longest running WW II drama (ABC, 1962 - 1967). And he directed some of the episodes.
Vic Morrow's Western credits included Tribute to a Bad Man (1956) starring James Cagney; Cimarron (1960) starring Glen Ford; Posse from Hell (1961) starring Audie Murphy. He also starred in a best-forgotten TV Western film called, "Wild and Wooly".
He and his wife, Barbara, divorced in 1965. That was following by other "downers," such as the death of his beloved mother and the absence of any meaty leading roles. He began to drink more and more, but was trying to recover when he was cast to star in "Twilight Zone: The Movie".
Vic Morrow died on July 23, 1982 while filming a scene for "Twilight Zone: The Movie". As he waded across the Santa Clara River at Indian Dunes, CA. (just west of the junction of Interstate 5 and Highway 126)carrying two Vietnamese children, a helicopter crashed beside them. All three actors were killed. Vic Morrow and one of the children were decapitated.
I had ridden horseback along that portion of the river many times, some years prior to that. My father worked for the Newhall Land and Farming Company which still owns the land often leased by movie companies.
Vic Morrow's remains are at the Hillside Memorial Park ( Mount of Olives, Block 5 ) in Culver City, CA.
This listing is far from complete and may contain errors. Therefore, all Western writers and/or their agents are requested to submit recommended changes by contacting Stan Paregien through his e-mail address.
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--- Bible: Romans 15:13
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