James W. Morrison is a Actor American born on 14 november 1888 at Mattoon (USA)
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Nationality USABirth 14 november 1888 at Mattoon (
USA)
Death 15 november 1974 (at 86 years) at New York City (
USA)
James W. Morrison (November 15, 1888 – November 15, 1974) was an American actor. He appeared in 187 films between 1911 and 1927.
He was born in Mattoon, Illinois, USA, on November 15, 1888. He went to the University of Chicago and then the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Vitagraph Studios then hired him for a salary of $25 a week, and he debuted in a 30-minute film of A Tales of Two Cities released by Vitagraph in February 1911. Morrison was one of the primary actors of Vitagraph from 1911–16.
In 1916, Morrison signed a contract with Ivan Abramson's Ivan Film Productions, appearing in seven Ivan melodramas from 1916 and 1918, starting with 1916's The Sex Lure. Enlighten Thy Daughter (1917) was the most popular of these films. In 1918, Morrison appeared in Vitagraph's Over the Top, which Morrison later said was one of his favorite films. Morrison continued to play roles into the 1920s, last acting in 1926.
He later published two novels, Road End (1927) and April Luck (1932). He taught speech and drama classes at Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn for many years.
Morrison died in New York, New York on November 15, 1974. Biography
James W. Morrison naît le 15 novembre 1888 à Mattoon (Illinois, États-Unis). Il étudie à l'université de Chicago puis à l'American Academy of Dramatic Arts de New York. Ensuite, la Vitagraph Company of America l'embauche pour un salaire de 25 $ par semaine, et fait ses débuts en 1911 dans un film de trente minutes, A Tale of Two Cities. James W. Morrison est l'un des principaux acteurs de la société de production Vitagraph entre 1911 et 1916.
En 1916, il signe un contrat avec Ivan Abramson d'Ivan Film Productions, figurant dans sept de ses mélodrames de 1916 à 1918. En 1917, Enlighten Thy Daughter est le plus populaire de ses films. En 1918, il apparaît dans Over the Top, dont il dira plus tard que celui-ci a été l'un de ses films préférés. James W. Morrison continue à jouer des rôles dans les années 1920, son dernier film ayant tourné en 1926.
Plus tard, James W. Morrison publie deux romans : Road End, en 1927, et April Luck, en 1932. Il enseigne le théâtre à la Packer Collegiate Institute de Brooklyn pendant de nombreuses années.
Il meurt le 15 novembre 1974 à New York City (New York), à l'âge de 86 ans.
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