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Henry Morgan (born Henry Lerner von Ost Jr.; March 31, 1915 – May 19, 1994) was an American humorist.He first became familiar to radio audiences in the 1930s and 1940s as a barbed but often self-deprecating satirist.
So This Is New York is a 1948 satirical movie comedy [1] starring acerbic radio and television comedian Henry Morgan and directed by Richard Fleischer. The cynically sophisticated screenplay was written by Carl Foreman and Herbert Baker from the 1920 novel The Big Town by Ring Lardner. [2] Foreman was blacklisted soon after. [3]
Henry Morgan (humorist) (1915–1994), American radio and television personality Henry Morgan (actor) (1915–2011), American film and TV performer whose stage name became Harry Morgan in 1956 Clergymen
After several months of an ever-changing panel, game show host Bill Cullen, acerbic comedian Henry Morgan, TV hostess Faye Emerson, and actress Jayne Meadows became the four regular panelists. In 1958, Emerson left the show to star in a play and was replaced by actress Betsy Palmer. [3]
Convy was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Bernard Fleming and Monica (née Whalen) Convy. [1] [2] Convy's family moved to Los Angeles when he was 7 years old.He later attended North Hollywood High School, where he was an all-around athlete. [3]
Henry Morgan had a recurring role as Philip Jensen, a writer for The Manhattanite, who was based on humorist Robert Benchley. [2] Harold J. Stone played the editor, with whom Monroe is often at odds about the cartoon content. A female writer who appeared in one episode was loosely based on Dorothy Parker.
Henry Morgan had been a controversial radio comedian in the 1940s. Clifton Fadiman was the legendary host of Information Please, the highbrow quiz show. Mel Allen and Red Barber were familiar baseball voices (respectively, the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers) since the 1940s. Garry Moore rose to fame as Jimmy Durante's radio sidekick.
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