Wayne Morris appeared in many films, including Paths of Glory, The Bushwackers, and the title role of Kid Galahad.
12 Facts About Wayne Morris
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Wayne Morris attended Los Angeles City College and was a fullback on that school's varsity football team.
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Wayne Morris gained acting experience through his work at the Pasadena Playhouse.
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Wayne Morris played the title character of Kid Galahad, a story of a young prizefighter that featured some of Hollywood's biggest stars, Bette Davis, Edward G Robinson and Humphrey Bogart.
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Wayne Morris was considered by the Navy as physically 'too big' to fly fighters.
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Wayne Morris continued to act in movies, but the pictures, for the most part, sank in quality.
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In 1957, Wayne Morris made his Broadway debut as a washed-up boxing champ in William Saroyan's The Cave Dwellers.
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On television, Wayne Morris starred in a 1956 episode of Science Fiction Theater, "Beam of Fire".
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In 1958, Wayne Morris appeared in Gunsmoke as "Nat", a groom almost shot to death.
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Wayne Morris played "Captain Hathaway" in 1959 on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, and posthumously as Sheriff Sam Cloggett in 1960 on New Comedy Showcase.
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Wayne Morris was first married to tobacco heiress Leonora Schinasi; the couple later divorced.
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Eighteen months later, Wayne Morris married the 19-year-old Patricia Ann O'Rourke at the Long Beach, California Naval Air Base February 25,1942.