Died Today (September 18th): Frank Morgan (1890–1949)

Frank Morgan (I) (1890–1949)

Born: June 1, 1890 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: September 18, 1949 (age 59) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to:
Alma Muller (11 March 1914 – 18 September 1949) (his death) (1 child)

Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz (1939) said that whenever she saw the scene in the film where Frank Morgan as the Wizard is giving Dorothy’s friends gifts from his “black bag” (a diploma for the Scarecrow, a ticking heart for the Tin Man, and a medal for the Cowardly Lion), she got teary eyed, because “Frank Morgan was just like that in real life – very generous”.

THE STRATTON STORY 1949 dir. Sam Wood Stars: James Stewart June Allyson

The Wizard of Oz 1939 dir. Victor Fleming Starring Garland Frank Morgan

The Good Fairy 1935 dir. Wyler starring Margaret Sullavan