1914-02-17 ( 111 years old ) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Wayne Morris (February 17, 1914 – September 14, 1959), born Bert DeWayne Morris in Los Angeles, was an American film and television actor, as well as a decorated World War II fighter ace. He appeared in many notable films, including Paths of Glory (1957), The Bushwackers (1952) and the title role of Kid Galahad in 1937. While filming Flight Angels (1940), Morris became interested in flying and became a pilot. With war in the wind, he joined the Naval Reserve and became a Navy flier in 1942, leaving his film career behind for the duration of the war. Flying the F6F Hellcat off the aircraft carrier USS Essex, Morris shot down seven Japanese planes and contributed to the sinking of five ships. He was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses and two Air Medals. Morris was considered by the Navy as physically 'too big' to fly fighters. After being turned down several times as a fighter pilot, he went to his brother in law, Cdr. David McCampbell, imploring him for the chance to fly fighters. Cdr. McCampbell said "Give me a letter." He flew with the VF-15, the famed "McCampbell Heroes." He married Patricia O'Rourke, an Olympic swimmer, and sister to B-movie actress Peggy Stewart. Following the war, Morris returned to films, but his nearly four-year absence had cost him his burgeoning stardom. He continued to act in movies, but the pictures, for the most part, sank in quality. Losing his boyish looks but not demeanor, Morris spent most of the fifties in low-budget westerns. He made an unusual career move in 1957, making his Broadway debut as a washed-up boxing champ in William Saroyan's The Cave Dwellers. He also appeared as a weakling in Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory (1957). Morris suffered a massive heart attack while visiting aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard in San Francisco Bay and was pronounced dead after being transported to Oakland Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. He was 45. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Movies
Buffalo Gun
1961-07-01
Plunder Road
1957-12-05
Paths of Glory
1957-10-25
The Crooked Sky
1957-03-31
The Gelignite Gang
1956-06-20
Cross Channel
1955-09-29
The Master Plan
1955-09-08
The Lonesome Trail
1955-07-01
Lord of the Jungle
1955-06-12
Port of Hell
1954-12-05
The Green Buddha
1954-11-01
Two Guns and a Badge
1954-09-11
The Desperado
1954-06-20
Riding Shotgun
1954-04-01
Texas Bad Man
1953-12-20
Fighting Lawman
1953-09-20
The Marksman
1953-04-10
Star of Texas
1953-01-11
Arctic Flight
1952-10-19
Desert Pursuit
1952-05-10
The Bushwhackers
1951-12-07
Yellow Fin
1951-10-14
The Big Gusher
1951-07-01
Sierra Passage
1950-12-31
Stage to Tucson
1950-12-01
The Tougher They Come
1950-11-16
Johnny One-Eye
1950-05-05
Breakdowns of 1949
1949-12-31
The House Across the Street
1949-09-10
Task Force
1949-08-30
The Younger Brothers
1949-05-03
A Kiss in the Dark
1949-03-25
John Loves Mary
1949-02-04
The Time of Your Life
1948-09-03
The Big Punch
1948-06-26
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947-12-31
The Voice of the Turtle
1947-12-25
Deep Valley
1947-07-30
So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947-06-07
The Smiling Ghost
1941-09-06
Three Sons o' Guns
1941-08-02
Bad Men of Missouri
1941-07-26
I Wanted Wings
1941-03-26
The Quarterback
1940-10-15
Ladies Must Live
1940-07-27
Gambling on the High Seas
1940-06-22
Flight Angels
1940-05-18
An Angel from Texas
1940-04-27
Double Alibi
1940-03-01
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940-01-13
The Return of Doctor X
1939-11-23
The Kid from Kokomo
1939-05-23
Brother Rat
1938-10-29
Valley of the Giants
1938-09-17
Men Are Such Fools
1938-06-15
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938-05-28
Love, Honor and Behave
1938-03-12
The Kid Comes Back
1938-02-12
Submarine D-1
1937-11-27
Kid Galahad
1937-05-29
Land Beyond the Law
1937-03-13
Under Southern Stars
1937-02-20
Once a Doctor
1937-01-23
Smart Blonde
1937-01-02
King of Hockey
1936-12-19
Polo Joe
1936-11-04
Here Comes Carter
1936-10-24
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936-09-11
China Clipper
1936-08-11
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