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Dennis Morgan (December 20, 1908 – September 7, 1994) was an American actor-singer. Born as Earl Stanley Morner, he used the acting pseudonym Richard Stanley before adopting his professional name.
Morgan was born Earl Stanley Morner in Prentice, Wisconsin, the son of Grace J. (née Vandusen) and Frank Edward Morner. He was of Swedish descent on his father's side. In 1945, he played "Jefferson Jones" in Christmas in Connecticut opposite Barbara Stanwyck and Sydney Greenstreet. He starred in God Is My Co-Pilot, Kitty Foyle, Perfect Strangers and the now rare big budget musical epic The Desert Song.
Morgan was a top leading man with Warner Bros. in the 1940s, starring with best friend Jack Carson in many movies, several of which were "two guys" buddy pictures. His peak years were 1943 to 1949. He appeared in sporadic TV guest roles in the 1950s, including on Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He quietly retired with an occasional spot on TV after 1955.
In 1958 Morgan spearheaded the drive for a new park in La Crescenta, California. He dedicated Two Strike Park on July 4, 1959. The park was named for Morgan's declaration that "a kid with no place to play already has two strikes against him".[citation needed]
Actors: John Scott (writer), John Scott (producer), John Scott (director), James Dinndorf (editor), Mike May (writer), Mike May (actor), Maggie Parham (actor), Michael Kelley (actor), Maggie Parham (producer), Maggie Parham (writer), Brandon Ewald (actor), Mike May (writer), Donovan Goertzen (writer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Franklyn Farnum (actor), Dudley Dickerson (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Tom Dugan (actor), David Butler (actor), Frank Cady (actor), Irving Bacon (actor), Jack Carson (actor), Paul Bradley (actor), Edward Clark (actor), Gary Cooper (actor), Michael Curtiz (actor), Marcel De la Brosse (actor), Sayre Dearing (actor), Pat Flaherty (actor),
Plot: A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when actors Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan agree to help her.
Keywords: faked-pregnancy, filmmaking, hollywood, studioActors: Jonathan Hale (actor), Paul Henreid (actor), Jack Carson (actor), Richard Erdman (actor), Alan Hale (actor), Victor Francen (actor), John Garfield (actor), James Flavin (actor), Dane Clark (actor), Joe E. Brown (actor), Jack Benny (actor), John Dehner (actor), Eddie Cantor (actor), Ralph Dunn (actor), Robert Hutton (actor),
Plot: Two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the Hollywood Canteen before going back to active duty. With a little friendly help from John Garfield, Slim gets to kiss Joan Leslie, who he has been dreaming about while in the Pacific. He meets her later at the Farmer's Market. On the third night, Slim is the millionth man into the Canteen, earning him a date with Joan. Slim thinks he's been duped when she doesn't show up at his train. Slim's buddy Sergant dances with Joan Crawford. Canteen President Bette Davis praises the canteen and the war effort. Virtually everyone Warners could spare entertains.
Keywords: dancing-horse, hollywood, hollywood-sign, hollywoodland, horse, kiss, obsessed-fan, purple-heart, shore-leave, soldierActors: Thomas Pratt (editor), Gary Gray (actor), Gordon Hart (actor), Crane Wilbur (writer), William Lava (composer), Crane Wilbur (director), Humphrey Bogart (actor), Danny Kaye (actor), Dennis Morgan (actor), Jay Silverheels (actor), Woodrow Wilson (actor), Joan Leslie (actress), Gordon Hollingshead (producer), Jack L. Warner (producer), Dick Haymes (actor),
Plot: A hypothetical married Polish couple arrives in New York in the early 1840's and walks to Ohio where they settle and prosper and raise children. The man loses an arm in the Civil war, and with every new war, also loses members of the ever-expanding family. The family is seen as typical of other families from all sorts of ethnic backgrounds who give their sons to the armed services out of patriotism.
Keywords: 1910s, 1940s, 19th-century, battle, civil-war, colonist, farm, folk-dance, fourth-of-july, george-washingtonActors: LeRoy Prinz (director), Jack Carson (actor), Bing Crosby (actor), Cary Grant (actor), Jimmy Lydon (actor), Herbert Marshall (actor), Dennis Morgan (actor), Charles Ruggles (actor), Frank Sinatra (actor), Olive Blakeney (actress), Gordon Hollingshead (producer), Jack L. Warner (producer), Harry James (actor), Benny Goodman (actor), Mildred Shay (actress),
Plot: Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1951 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 have made the world a better place.
Keywords: reenactment, world-war-twoActors: Jack L. Warner (producer), Bing Crosby (actor), LeRoy Prinz (director), Jack Carson (actor), Charles Ruggles (actor), Frank Sinatra (actor), Olive Blakeney (actress), Cary Grant (actor), Jimmy Lydon (actor), Herbert Marshall (actor), Dennis Morgan (actor), Benny Goodman (actor), Harry James (actor), Deanna Durbin (actress), Gene Krupa (actor),
Genres: Music, Short,