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Ernest Fredric Morrison (December 20, 1912 – July 24, 1989) was an American child actor, comedian, vaudevillian, and dancer who also performed under the stage-name Sunshine Sammy Morrison. He was the only black member of the East Side Kids and was an original performer in Our Gang , a 1920's silent film franchise.
Actor: Ghosts on the Loose. "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison was most famous as one of the Dead End Kids/East Side Kids, but he was probably the most experienced actor of that group. Morrison made his film debut while still an infant; his father worked for a wealthy Los Angeles family that had connections in the film industry, and one day a producer ...
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- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Lynwood, California, USA
Actor: Ghosts on the Loose. "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison was most famous as one of the Dead End Kids/East Side Kids, but he was probably the most experienced actor of that group.
- December 20, 1912
- July 24, 1989
May 31, 2019 · One Sheet movie poster advertises ‘Hi Neighbor’ (Monogram), a 1953 re-issue of an Our Gang comedy starring ‘Sunshine Sammy’ Morrison, Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins, Spanky MacFarland, and the Little Rascals, 1953. (Photo by John D. Kisch/Separate Cinema Archive/Getty Images)
Feb 27, 2022 · Morrison, who performed under the stage name Sunshine Sammy, was most famous as one of the Dead End Kids/East Side Kids. As the oldest Our Gang cast-member Morrison earned $10,000 a year, making him the highest-paid Black actor in Hollywood.
Oct 15, 2020 · Ernest 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison peers down at Harold Lloyd in the 1920 silent comedy 'Get Out and Get Under.' PROVIDED PHOTO. New Orleans native Ernie Morrison wasn’t yet 5 years old, and he...
Ernie 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison (born Ernest Fredric Morrison) was a popular African American child actor of the Silent films era. Leaving the screen in 1926, he eventually returned for a time, from 1940 to 1944.
