Robert Morley was frequently cast as a pompous English gentleman representing the Establishment, often in supporting roles.
16 Facts About Robert Morley
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Robert Morley's mother came from a German family that had emigrated to South Africa.
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Robert Morley attended Wellington College, Berkshire, which he hated, followed by RADA.
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Robert Morley made his West End stage debut in 1929 in Treasure Island at the Strand Theatre and his Broadway debut in 1938 in the title role of Oscar Wilde at the Fulton Theatre.
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Robert Morley played the central role of Arnold Holt, but in the disappointing film version Spencer Tracy was miscast, turning Holt, an unscrupulous English businessman, into a blustering Canadian expatriate.
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Robert Morley personified the conservative Englishman in many comedy and caper films.
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Robert Morley was the face of BOAC as the merry television commercial spokesman of the 1970s with "We'll take good care of you" for British Airways.
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In 1980, Robert Morley hosted the 14-episode Granada Television anthology series Ladykillers.
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Robert Morley was renowned as a witty raconteur and for being an eloquent conversationalist, as well as a noted and enthusiastic gourmet, in real life and in various roles in film and TV.
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Robert Morley was honoured by being the first King of Moomba appointed by the Melbourne Moomba festival committee and, in typical humility, he accepted the crown in bare feet.
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Robert Morley was in Australia touring his one-man show, The Sound of Robert Morley.
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Robert Morley was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1974 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews.
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Robert Morley married Joan Buckmaster, a daughter of Dame Gladys Cooper.
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Robert Morley was godfather to the eldest son of fellow actor Tom Chatto.
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Robert Morley was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1957 and was offered a knighthood in 1975 but declined.
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Robert Morley died in Reading, England, from a stroke aged 84 on 3 June 1992.