FRANK MORGAN BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
 
Frank Morgan was born on June 1st, 1890 in New York City, New York with the birth name Francis Philip Wuppermann.  He was one of eleven children born into a wealthy family.  His older brother, Ralph also went on to pursue a career as an actor.  Morgan first became involved in entertaining would he would sing at his local church.
 
Before pursuing a career in acting he supported himself with such jobs as selling toothbrushes and soliciting advertisements.  It was just a matter of time before he found his true calling and began working as a stage actor.  In 1914 he had his Broadway debut. 
 
His first film role came just two years after he appeared on stage in the film, "The Suspect" (1916) followed by roles in such films as, "A Child of Wild" (1917) and "The Knife" (1918).  When the film industry transitioned from silent to 'talkies', Morgan made the change with ease.
 
For his role in the film, "The Affairs of Cellini" (1934) he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and another nomination for his role in the film, "Tortilla Flat" (1942).  He is also very well remembered for one of his most famous roles in, "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) portraying the lead character, "Professor Marvel". 
 
Morgan continued to appear in a number of films throughout his career with some of the more memorable roles being in, "The Great Ziegfeld" (1936), "The Mortal Storm" (1940), "The White Cliffs of Dover" (1944) and his final film role was in, "Key to the City" (1950).   
 
He was also an avid boater and owner of a huge cattle ranch in California.  He also owned a number of yachts.  Morgan also recorded children's books and was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to the Motion Picture Industry as well as for Radio.  
 
Morgan married only once to Alma Muller in 1914 and they had one son, George Morgan and remained together until he passed away on September 18th, 1949 in Beverly Hills, California after he suffered a fatal heart attack while sleeping.  His remains are interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.   

Filmography

1950 Key to the City
1949 Any Number Can Play
1949 The Great Sinner 
1949 The Stratton Story 
1948 The Three Musketeers 
1948 Summer Holiday 
1947 Green Dolphin Street
1946 Lady Luck
1946 The Cockeyed Miracle 
1946 Courage of Lassie
1945 Yolanda and the Thief 
1944 Casanova Brown 
1944 Kismet 
1944 The White Cliffs of Dover 
1943 A Stranger in Town 
1943 The Human Comedy 
1942 White Cargo 
1942 Tortilla Flat 
1942 The Vanishing Virginian 
1941 Honky Tonk 
1941 Washington Melodrama
1941 The Wild Man of Borneo
1940 Keeping Company 
1940 Hullabaloo
1940 Boom Town 
1940 The Mortal Storm
1940 The Ghost Comes Home 
1940 Broadway Melody of 1940 
1940 The Shop Around the Corner
1939 Balalaika
1939 Henry Goes Arizona 
1939 The Wizard of Oz 
1939 Broadway Serenade
1938 Sweethearts 
1938 The Crowd Roars 
1938 Port of Seven Seas 
1938 Paradise for Three 
1937 Rosalie 
1937 Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937 Saratoga
1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks 
1937 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney 
1936 Dimples
1936 Piccadilly Jim 
1936 Trouble for Two 
1936 Dancing Pirate 
1936 The Great Ziegfeld
1935 The Perfect Gentleman
1935 I Live My Life 
1935 Escapade 
1935 Lazybones
1935 Naughty Marietta 
1935 Enchanted April 
1935 The Good Fairy 
1934 The Mighty Barnum 
1934 By Your Leave 
1934 There's Always Tomorrow 
1934 A Lost Lady
1934 The Affairs of Cellini 
1934 Sisters Under the Skin 
1934 Success at Any Price 
1934 The Cat and the Fiddle 
1933 Bombshell
1933 Broadway to Hollywood
1933 Best of Enemies
1933 When Ladies Meet
1933 The Nuisance 
1933 The Kiss Before the Mirror 
1933 Reunion in Vienna 
1933 Hallelujah I'm a Bum 
1933 Luxury Liner 
1933 Billion Dollar Scandal
1932 The Half Naked Truth
1932 Secrets of the French Police 
1930 Fast and Loose 
1930 Laughter 
1930 Queen High 
1930 Dangerous Nan McGrew 
1930 Belle of the Night
1927 Love's Greatest Mistake 
1925 Scarlet Saint 
1925 The Man Who Found Himself 
1925 The Crowded Hour 
1924 Born Rich 
1924 Manhandled 
1919 The Golden Shower 
1919 The Gray Towers Mystery
1918 At the Mercy of Men 
1918 The Knife
1917 Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman 
1917 Who's Your Neighbor? 
1917 Baby Mine
1917 The Light in Darkness 
1917 A Child of the Wild 
1917 A Modern Cinderella 
1916 The Girl Philippa 
1916 The Daring of Diana 
1916 The Suspect