Misplaced Pages

William Morris
Morris in 1904
Born	William Henry Morris (1861-01-01)January 1, 1861 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	January 11, 1936(1936-01-11) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1875–1935
Spouse	Etta Hawkins
Children	5, including Chester Morris

William Henry Morris (January 1, 1861 – January 11, 1936) was an American stage and film actor.

Career

He began his career as a teenager in the theater, first appearing at the Boston Museum in 1875. He became a star on the Broadway stage, 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.

His appearance in Alice Guy's 1917 silent film The Ocean Waif, from Kino DVD, is an example of Morris's surviving screen work.

Personal life

He was married to actress Etta Hawkins, with whom he had five children: screenwriter-actor Gordon Morris (1898–1940), actors Chester Morris (1901–1970) and Adrian Morris (1907–1941), and actress Wilhelmina Morris (1902–1971). Their first child, Lloyd Morris, died young (1892–1902).

Selected filmography

Selected stage appearances

• Men and Women (1890)
• Is Matrimony a Failure? (1909)
• The Concert (1910)
• The Family Cupboard (1913)
• Cheating Cheaters (1916)

References

1. "William Morris, 75, Veteran Actor, Dies; Father of Chester of the Movies Well Known on Broadway Stage". The New York Times. January 12, 1936. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
2. The Chester Morris Web the only Chester Morris website on the internet
3. "Obituary: Etta Hawkins Morris". The New York Times. July 15, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
4. ^ Nollen, Scott Allen; Nollen, Yuyun Yuningsih (2019). Chester Morris : His Life and Career (softcover) (First ed.). Jefferson, NC, and London: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7729-3.

External links

• William Morris at IMDb
• William Morris at the Internet Broadway Database
• William Morris at Find a Grave
• William Morris(NY Public Library)

• 1861 births
• 1936 deaths
• Male actors from Boston
• American male stage actors
• American male film actors