Frank Morgan was born Francis Phillip Wuppermann on June 1, 1890, in New York, New York.
Here’s a summary of Morgan’s New York birth registration and here’s a link to the 1900 U.S. Census that also includes his acting brother Ralph (born Raphael). Both are free to view at Family Search.
Turner Classic Movies is running a marathon of nine movies featuring Frank Morgan on Monday, June 1 between 6:30 am and 6:00 pm Eastern time. The schedule:
6:30 am – A Lost Lady (1934); 7:45 am – Success at Any Price (1934); 9:15 am – By Your Leave (1935); 10:45 am – The Perfect Gentleman (1935); 12:00 pm – Piccadilly Jim (1936); 1:45 pm – Trouble for Two (1936); 3:15 pm – Saratoga (1937); 5:00 pm – Balalaika (1939); 6:45 pm – Henry Goes Arizona (1939).
No, they’re not playing Morgan’s biggest title, though I found a nice ad that gives him prominent mention and a neat illustration will also follow in the Classic Movie Daily feed (or you can just click here).
Discovered in the Chillicothe Constitution, August 26, 1939, page 6.
Below: Frank Morgan pictured at the time of some of his earliest silent films on a circa 1916 premium photo:
Morgan’s passing in 1949 became a week-long event in the papers as he was the first of a rather celebrated group falling under the “Death in Threes” superstition. After Morgan’s death on September 18, Richard Dix followed on the 20th, and director Sam Wood on the 22nd.
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