One of the most beloved character actors in Hollywood history, best known for playing five roles in the MGM film classic The Wizard of Oz. Morgan is best remembered for his performance in The Wizard of Oz (1939) where he played the Wizard and five other roles: the carnival huckster "Professor Marvel", the gatekeeper at the Emerald City, the coachman of the carriage drawn by "The Horse of a Different Color", the Emerald City guard (who initially refuses to let Dorothy and her friends in to see the Wizard), and the Wizard's scary face projection. They were married until Frank's death in 1949. When Brice left to star in her own program in 1944, Morgan continued solo for a year with The Frank Morgan Show. Morgan died of a heart attack on September 18, 1949, while filming Annie Get Your Gun. [1] Ia dikenal sebagai pemain kontrak Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer dan karakter utama dalam The Wizard of Oz (1939). Ia dikenal sebagai pemain kontrak Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer dan karakter utama dalam The Wizard of Oz (1939).. Kehidupan awal. [4] Morgan's niece Claudia Morgan (née Wuppermann) was a stage and film actress, most notable for playing the role of Vera Claythorne in the first Broadway production of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. [2][3][4] His mother was born in the United States, of English ancestry. He has two stars dedicated to him on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California: one for his films at 1708 Vine Street and one for his work in radio at 6700 Hollywood Boulevard. On movies, he played various characters in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz.Morgan was married and had a son. In 1936 Morgan played alongside Shirley Temple as Professor Appleby in Dimples. By the mid-1930s, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had been so impressed by Morgan that they signed him to a lifetime contract. He attended Cornell University. Ia adalah anak bungsu dari enam bersaudara dan lima bersaudari. The elder Mr. Wuppermann was born in Venezuela, but was brought up in Hamburg, Germany, and was of German and Spanish ancestry. Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor on radio, stage and film. ... newspaper obituary and grave or marker inscription if available. During the first half of the show Morgan would tell increasingly outlandish tall tales about his life adventures, much to the dismay of his fellow cast members. Morgan began acting in 1914. He was born Francis Phillip Wuppermann on June 1, 1890 in New York City, one of 11 children of a prosperous businessman. Morgan was born in New York City, to Josephine Wright (née Hancox) and George Diogracia Wuppermann. His brother, Ralph Morgan, was also an actor of stage and screen. Frank Morgan (lahir Francis Phillip Wuppermann; lahir 1 Juni 1890 – meninggal 18 September 1949 pada umur 59 tahun) adalah seorang aktor karakter Amerika. https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank_Morgan&oldid=6517018, Internet Broadway Database person ID same as Wikidata, Find a Grave template with ID same as Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. W. C. Fields was originally chosen for the role of the Wizard, but the studio ran out of patience after protracted haggling over his fee. He was born in New York City. His brother, Ralph, was in show business. Also in the production for his first Broadway outing was Robert Keith, father of actor Brian Keith and one-time husband of Theater Guild actress Peg Entwistle.[9]. This page was last changed on 26 April 2019, at 13:58. He mainly played alto saxophone but also played soprano saxophone.He was known as a Charlie Parker successor who primarily played bebop and ballads. Halaman ini terakhir diubah pada 9 Juni 2019, pukul 03.56. Wuppermann had only one play produced on Broadway, The Triumph of X which opened at the Comedy Theater in New York City on August 24, 1921,[8] but ran for only 30 performances.