farah ashraf |
American film actor, born on February 16, 1901, in New York City. He is the son of Broadway theater actor William Morris. He made his debut in An Amateur Orphan (1917). He also starred in The Pat Whispers (1930) and Corsair (1931). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Alibi (1929). His career declined gradually in the late 1930s, with roles in B-movies such as Smashing the Rackets (1938). Morris was dying of cancer when he committed suicide in Room 202 at the former Holiday Inn (A New Hope), by taking an overdose of sedatives on September 11, 1970.
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