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Frank Morgan. A strikingly innovative jazz saxophonist, with a sharp, accented style reminiscent of Art Pepper. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 2000s. Born. December 23, 1933 in Minneapolis, MN. Died.
Frank Morgan began his acting career back in 1916 as a silent film star. His career, which spanned more than 35 years on the silver screen, included roles in more than 100 films. He is most well-known for his role as the man behind the curtain in “The Wizard of Oz” yet he was so much more.
Frank Morgan (musician) Frank Morgan (December 23, 1933 – December 14, 2007) was a jazz saxophonist with a career spanning more than 50 years. [1] He mainly played alto saxophone but also played soprano saxophone. He was known as a Charlie Parker successor who primarily played bebop and ballads. [2]
Frank Morgan died at age 59 of a heart attack on September 18, 1949 in Beverly Hills, California. Frank Morgan Jovial, somewhat flamboyant Frank Morgan (born Francis Wuppermann) will forever be remembered as the title character in The Wizard of Oz (1939), but he was a veteran and respected actor long before he played that part, and turned in ...
Dec 19, 2007 · By Peter Keepnews. Dec. 19, 2007. Frank Morgan, a jazz saxophonist whose promising career was derailed by drug problems in the 1950s but whose triumphant comeback 30 years later led to an ...
The Wizard of Oz: Directed by Victor Fleming, King Vidor. With Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr. Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
