Friday, December 30, 2011

HARRY MORGAN (1915-2011)

HARRY BRASTBURG

Born: April 10th, 1915 (Michigan)

Died: December 7th, 2011 (Pneumonia)

Marriages: Eileen Derchon (1940-Her death in 1985), Barbara Bushman Quine (1987- His death)

Children: Four Sons; Christopher, Charles, Paul & Daniel

Success: Most known for his perfomances in "Dragnet" & "MASH" and also appeared in over 100 films



Interesting Fact: In several episodes of "MASH" he is painting actual portriats of other characters in the show

Awards: Was nominated 12 times for an Emmy, winning one of them, in 1980 and also received two other awards.

Hidden Gems: "Support Your Local Sheriff" (1969), "The Glenn Miller Story" (1954), "Ox-Bow Incident"(1943) & "High Noon" (1952)


*Here is a scene from "MASH" that shows his amazing talent. The pictures in the backround are mostly drawn from him.

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