Wayne Morris
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Wayne Morris (February 17, 1914 – September 14, 1959), born Bert DeWayne Morris in Los Angeles, was an American film and television actor, as well as a decorated World War II fighter ace. He appeared in many notable films, including Paths of Glory (1957), The Bushwackers (1952) and the title role of Kid Galahad in 1937. While filming Flight Angels (1940), Morris became interested in flying and became a pilot. With war in the wind, he joined the Naval Reserve and became a Navy flier in 1942, leaving his film career behind for the duration of the war. Flying the F6F Hellcat off the aircraft carrier USS Essex, Morris shot down seven Japanese planes and contributed to the sinking of five ships. He was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses and two Air Medals. Morris was considered by the Navy as physically 'too big' to fly fighters. After being turned down several times as a fighter pilot, he went to his brother in law, Cdr. David McCampbell, imploring him for the chance to fly fighters. Cdr. McCampbell said "Give me a letter." He flew with the VF-15, the famed "McCampbell Heroes." He married Patricia O'Rourke, an Olympic swimmer, and sister to B-movie actress Peggy Stewart. Following the war, Morris returned to films, but his nearly four-year absence had cost him his burgeoning stardom. He continued to act in movies, but the pictures, for the most part, sank in quality. Losing his boyish looks but not demeanor, Morris spent most of the fifties in low-budget westerns. He made an unusual career move in 1957, making his Broadway debut as a washed-up boxing champ in William Saroyan's The Cave Dwellers. He also appeared as a weakling in Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory (1957). Morris suffered a massive heart attack while visiting aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard in San Francisco Bay and was pronounced dead after being transported to Oakland Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. He was 45. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wayne Morris (American actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Two Guns and a Badge
The Quarterback
Buffalo Gun
Land Beyond the Law
Zafer Yolları
Texas Bad Man
The Master Plan
The Lonesome Trail
Alfred Hitchcock Sunar
The Younger Brothers
Sierra Passage
Official Detective
The Desperado
Kid Galahad
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Maverick
Polo Joe
Under Southern Stars
The Big Gusher
Ladies Must Live
Three Sons o' Guns
The Marksman
Star of Texas
Port of Hell
Plunder Road
Task Force
Arctic Flight
The Voice of the Turtle
Out Where the Stars Begin
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Smiling Ghost
Valley of the Giants
Lord of the Jungle
Gunsmoke
So You Want to Be in Pictures
The Gelignite Gang
Bat Masterson
The Kid from Kokomo
Desert Pursuit
Once a Doctor
The Kid Comes Back
Smart Blonde
Blow-Ups of 1947
Bad Men of Missouri
Stage to Tucson
The Big Punch
The Crooked Sky
The Time of Your Life
Brother Rat and a Baby
Adventures in Paradise
The Return of Doctor X
The Green Buddha
Riding Shotgun
Brother Rat
Fighting Lawman
Breakdowns of 1949
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Cross Channel
Bourbon Street Beat
Bronco
The Bushwhackers
China Clipper
Men Are Such Fools
Gambling on the High Seas
Deep Valley
I Wanted Wings
Here Comes Carter
King of Hockey
The Tougher They Come
An Angel from Texas
Double Alibi
A Kiss in the Dark
Yellow Fin
Johnny One-Eye
Submarine D-1
John Loves Mary
The House Across the Street
Flight Angels
