Johnnie Morris (actor)
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Johnny Morris was an American comedian/actor who began his career in vaudeville
and then worked as a comedian/supporting actor in the movies.
The diminutive actor played newsboys, jockeys, and characters named 'Peewee' in a screen career that lasted from 1912-1942 and included the role of Pappy Yokum in the 1940 live-action version of Li'l Abner
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He died on October 7, 1969 in Hollywood, California.
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
and then worked as a comedian/supporting actor in the movies.
The diminutive actor played newsboys, jockeys, and characters named 'Peewee' in a screen career that lasted from 1912-1942 and included the role of Pappy Yokum in the 1940 live-action version of Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner is a satirical American comic strip that appeared in many newspapers in the United States, Canada and Europe, featuring a fictional clan of hillbillies in the impoverished town of Dogpatch, Kentucky. Written and drawn by Al Capp , the strip ran for 43 years, from August 13, 1934 through...
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He died on October 7, 1969 in Hollywood, California.