Chester Morris
Chester Morris was born in New York City, New York, United States on February 16th, 1901 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 69, Chester Morris biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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John Chester Brooks Morris (February 16, 1901 – September 11, 1970) was an American stage, film, television, and radio performer.
He appeared in some important films early in his career, and he was nominated for an Academy Award.
In the modestly budgeted Boston Blackie film series of the 1940s, Chester Morris is best remembered for his portraying Boston Blackie, a gang-turned-detective.
Early years
Chester Morris was born John Chester Brooks Morris in New York City, and he was one of five children of Broadway stage actor William Morris and stage comedienne Etta Hawkins. Gordon Morris, actor Adrian Morris, and actress Wilhelmina Morris were among his siblings who survived to adulthood. Lloyd Morris, my older brother, died young.: 7
Morris dropped out of school and began his Broadway career at the age of 15 alongside Lionel Barrymore in The Copperhead. He made his film debut in An Amateur Orphanage (1917).
Morris, who appeared in many more Broadway productions in the early 1920s, joined his parents, sister, Gordon, and two brothers, Gordon and Adrian, on the vainette tour. They appeared in All the Horrors of Home, William Morris' original sketch, at the Palace Theatre in New York, then on the Keith-Orpheum tour for two years, including Proctor's Theatre, Mount Vernon, New York, and culminating in Los Angeles in 1925. 304 : 150 Morris appeared in The Home Towners (1926) and Yellow (1927). He was noticed by a talent agent and was committed to a film contract while playing in the 1927 play Crime.
Personal life
Morris was married twice. Suzanne Kilbourne was first married on November 8, 1926. They had two children, John Brooks and Cynthia. Kilbourne was granted an interlocutory divorce in November 1939, which was finalized on November 26, 1940.
Morris married socialite Lillian Kenton Barker at the home of actor Frank Morgan on November 30, 1940. They had a son, Kenton, who was born in 1944. The couple were married until Morris' death in 1970.
Career
Morris made his sound film debut in the 1929 film Alibi, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He appeared in Woman Trap (1929), The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930) and The Divorcee (1930), starring Norma Shearer in 1930. Morris was one of the leads (with Wallace Beery and Robert Montgomery) in the MGM prison drama The Big House later this year. He appeared in films for United Artists and MGM for the next two years, and he was cast opposite Jean Harlow in the 1932 comedy-drama Red-Headed Woman.
Morris' fame had waned by the 1950s to early 1940s, and he was cast as the lead actor in B-movies such as Smashing the Rackets (1938) and Five Came Back (1939). Morris' career was revived in 1941 when he was cast as the Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-detective. Morris appeared in a total of 14 Boston Blackie films, beginning with Meet Boston Blackie. In 1944, he reprised the role of Boston Blackie in the Boston Blackie radio show. Morris performed magic tricks in over 350 USO shows during World War II. He had been practicing magic since the age of 12 and had been regarded as a top amateur magician.
Morris continued to appear in other films mainly for Pine-Thomas films for Paramount Pictures while appearing in the Boston Blackie film. Morris is largely out of films after appearing in Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture, the last Boston Blackie film. He concentrated heavily on television and theatre during the 1950s, returning to Broadway in 1954 in the comedy The Fifth Season. Morris performed in guest spots for the following films: Cameo Theatre, Lights Out, Tales of Tomorrow, Alcoa Premiere, Suspense, Danger, Robert Montgomery Presents, The Web, Phillip Morris Playhouse, Studio One, and Kraft Television Theatre. In 1955, he appeared in Unchained, the prison drama, followed by a role in the 1956 science-fiction horror film The She-Creature. He appeared in a recurring role as Detective Lieutenant Max Ritter in the CBS summer replacement series Diagnosis: Unknown. Morris appeared in the NBC television film A String of Beads for a year. Senator Bob Munson appeared in the stage version of the 1959 novel Advise and Consent, returning to Broadway in November 1960. Morris continued with the company until it shuts down in May 1961. In October, he reprised his role in the touring company.
Morris appeared in guest spots on Route 66, The Defenders, and Dr. Kildare from the early to mid-1960s. He replaced Jack Albertson in The Subject Was Roses' Broadway production in 1965. In 1966, he reprised his role in the touring production.