William Morris (actor)
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William Morris was an American stage and film actor. He began his career as a teenager in the theater first appearing at the Boston Museum, 1875 and became a star on Broadway. Much theater work where he spent most of his career. He appeared in popular plays such as 1909's Is Matrimony a Failure? He was a character actor in silent films usually playing gruff fathers or bad guys. He was married to actress Etta Hawkins
with whom he had several children, one of who was the 30s film star Chester Morris
.
His appearance in Alice Guy's
1917 silent film, The Ocean Waif, from Kino dvd, is a good example of Morris's surviving screen work.
Etta Hawkins
Etta Hawkins was popular stage comedian during the early 1900s, who gained prestige with her work in the productions of Lord Chumley with E.H...
with whom he had several children, one of who was the 30s film star Chester Morris
Chester Morris
Chester Morris was an American actor, who starred in the Boston Blackie detective series of the 1940s.-Career:...
.
His appearance in Alice Guy's
Alice Guy-Blaché
Alice Guy-Blaché was a French pioneer filmmaker who was the first female director in the motion picture industry and is considered to be one of the first directors of a fiction film.-Early years:...
1917 silent film, The Ocean Waif, from Kino dvd, is a good example of Morris's surviving screen work.