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Frank Morgan

Born 1 June 1890 in New York, New York, USA, as Francis Philip Wuppermann.
Died 18 September 1949 in Beverly Hills, California, USA, of heart failure.

Son of George Wuppermann and Josephine Wuppermann.
Brother of actor Ralph Morgan.

Married Alma Rose Muller, 11 March 1914; until Frank’s death, 18 September 1949;
son, George Morgan, born 1916.

Frank Morgan began his acting profession as a stage actor, and made his Broadway debut in 1914. He worked for The Vitagraph Company of America, Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated (circa 1917), Goldwyn Pictures Corporation (circa 1917), Select Pictures Corporation (circa 1918)

Today, Frank Morgan is best remembered as the Wizard in the The Wizard of Oz (1939).

References: Website-IMDb.