Frank Morgan

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Birth Name: Francis Philip Wuppermann

Born: 1 June 1890 Died: 18 September 1949

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 9"

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Witch, Wizard or Fairy (25 items)
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Published 16 years, 9 months ago

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Leading and Supporting Nominations - Actor/Actress (149 items)
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Published 10 years, 11 months ago

2 comments

10 votes

AFI's Male Legends Nominations (252 items)
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Published 13 years, 6 months ago

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5 votes

Hollywood Walk of Fame - M (172 items)
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Published 11 years, 8 months ago

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1 votes

Births: June Joys (166 items)
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Published 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Description: Jovial, somewhat flamboyant Frank Morgan (born Francis Wuppermann) will forever be remembered as the title character in The Wizard of Oz (1939), but he was a veteran and respected actor long before he played that part, and turned in outstanding performances both before and after that film. One of 11 children of a wealthy manufacturer, Morgan followed his older brother, Ralph Morgan (born Raphael Wuppermann) into the acting profession, making his Broadway debut in 1914 and his film debut two years later. Morgan specialized in playing courtly, sometimes eccentric or befuddled but ultimately sympathetic characters, such as the alco ... (more)