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Encyclopedia > Robert Morley
Robert Morley

from the trailer for
Marie Antoinette (1938)
Birth name Robert Adolph Wilton Morley
Born May 26, 1908
Semley, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Died June 3, 1992 (aged 84)
Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Years active 1928 - 1989
Spouse(s) Joan Buckmaster (1940-1992)

Robert Morley CBE (May 26, 1908June 3, 1992) was an Oscar-nominated English actor who, often in supporting roles, was usually cast as a pompous English gentleman representing the Establishment. In Movie Encyclopedia, film critic Leonard Maltin describes Morley as "recognizable by his ungainly bulk, bushy eyebrows, thick lips, and double chin, […] particularly effective when cast as a pompous windbag". More politely, Ephraim Kurtz in his International Film Encyclopaedia describes Morley as a "a rotund, triple-chinned, delightful character player of the British and American stage and screen." Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Marie Antoinette was a 1938 film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the United Kingdom anthem is God Save the Queen. ... is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... A Sunday reading in the rural school. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the United Kingdom anthem is God Save the Queen. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... OSCAR is an acronym for Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the United Kingdom anthem is God Save the Queen. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The term gentleman (from Latin gentilis, belonging to a race or gens, and man, cognate with the French word gentilhomme, the Spanish gentilhombre and the Italian gentil uomo or gentiluomo), in its original and strict signification, denoted a man of good family, the Latin generosus (its invariable translation in English... The Establishment is a pejorative slang term to refer to the traditional and usually conservative ruling class elite and the structures of society which they control. ... Leonard Maltin (born December 18, 1950 in New York City) is a widely known and respected American film critic. ...

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Life and work

He was born Robert Adolph Wilton Morley in Semley, Wiltshire, England. Morley attended Elizabeth College, Guernsey, RADA and made his West End stage debut in 1929 in Treasure Island at the Strand Theatre and his Broadway debut in 1938 in the title role of Oscar Wilde. Although soon won over to the big screen, Morley remained both a busy West End star and successful author, as well as tirelessly touring. Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the United Kingdom anthem is God Save the Queen. ... Elizabeth College is a public school situated in the town of St Peter Port, Guernsey. ... Rada is the term for council or assembly borrowed by Polish from Middle High German Rat (council) and later passed into Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages. ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Novello Theatre is a theatre on Aldwych in the West End of London. ... The Lion King at the New Amsterdam Theatre, 2003 Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The play Oscar Wilde, written by Leslie & Sewell Stokes, is based on the life of the legendary Irish playwright Oscar Wilde in which Wildes friend, the controversial author and journalist Frank Harris, appears as a character. ...


A versatile actor, especially in his younger years, he played roles as divergent as those of Louis XVI, for which he received an Academy Award Nomination as Best Supporting Actor (Marie Antoinette 1938). He also received Oscar nominations for Oscar Wilde (1960) and as a missionary in The African Queen (1951). Louis XVI, born Louis-Auguste de France (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792. ... Marie Antoinette was a 1938 film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ... See also: 1937 in film 1937 1939 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of Dorothy in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. ... Oscar Wilde is a 1960 movie about Oscar Wilde, starring Robert Morley. ... See also: 1959 in film 1960 1961 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I. Blues August 10 - Filming of West... Two Mormon missionaries A missionary is traditionally defined as a propagator of religion who works to convert those outside that community; someone who proselytizes. ... The African Queen is a 1951 film made by Horizon Pictures and Romulus Films, and distributed by United Artists. ... See also: 1950 in film 1951 1952 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati Top grossing films North America David and Bathsheba Show Boat tie The Great Caruso and An...


As a playwright he co-wrote and adapted several plays for the stage, having outstanding success in London and New York with Edward, My Son, a gripping family drama written in 1947 (with Noel Langley) in which he played the central role of Arnold Holt. But the disappointing film version, directed by George Cukor at MGM Elstree in 1949, instead starred the miscast Spencer Tracy, who turned Holt, an unscrupulous English businessman, into a blustering Canadian expatriate. Edward, My Son is a 1949 film which tells the story of a man who will commit any crime in order to make his son a success, even driving away his wife in the process. ... Noel Langley (December 25, 1911 – November 4, 1980) was a motion picture screenwriter probably best known for being one of the screenwriters for The Wizard of Oz. ... George Dewey Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Elstree is a small village in Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire on the A5, north of London. ...


Morley also personified the conservative Englishman in many comedy and caper films. Later in his career, he received critical accolades for Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?. Renowned for repartee and for being an eloquent conversationalist, Morley gained the epitheton of being a "wit". The caper story is a subgenre of crime fiction. ... Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? is a 1978 comedy film starring George Segal and Jacqueline Bisset. ... Look up Wit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wit is a form of intellectual humor, based on manipulation of concepts; a wit is someone who excels in witty remarks, typically in conversation and spontaneously, since wit carries the connotation of speed of thought. ... Linguistics An epithet (Greek and Latin epitheton; literally meaning imposed ) is a descriptive word or lapidary phrase, often metaphoric, that is essentially a reduced or condensed appositive. ... Look up Wit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Morley was honoured by being the first King of Moomba appointed by the Melbourne Moomba festival committee and, in typical humility, he accepted the crown in bare feet![1] [2] Morley was in Australia touring his one-man show, The Sound of Morley. Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... For the fictional creature Moomba from the final fantasy series, see http://en. ...


He married Joan Buckmaster (1910-2005), a daughter of Dame Gladys Cooper. Their elder son, Sheridan Morley was a well-known writer and critic. They also had a daughter Annabel and another son Wilton. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1957. He died in Reading, Berkshire from a stroke, aged 84. Dame Gladys Constance Cooper DBE (18 December 1888–17 November 1971) was an Oscar-nominated English actress. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ... Stroke (or cerebrovascular accident or CVA) is the clinical designation for a rapidly developing loss of brain function due to an interruption in the blood supply to all or part of the brain. ...


Theatre career

  • First stage appearance in Dr Syn (Hippodrome, Margate, 28 May, 1928)
  • First London role, a Pirate in Treasure Island (Strand Theatre, Christmas 1929)
  • Touring, plus Playhouse Oxford and Festival Cambridge repertory, (1931-1933)
  • Oakes in Up In the Air (Royalty Theatre, London 1933)
  • Touring with Sir Frank Benson (1934-35)
  • Ran a repertory company with Peter Bull (Perranporth, Cornwall, 1935)
  • Title role in Oscar Wilde (Gate Theatre Studio, Villiers Street, London, 1936)
  • Alexandre Dumas in The Great Romancer (Strand Theatre and New Theatre, 1937)
  • Henry Higgins in Pygmalion (Old Vic Theatre, 1937)
  • Title role in Oscar Wilde (Fulton Theatre, New York, October 1938)
  • Title role in Springtime for Henry (Perranporth, 1939)
  • Descius Heiss in Play With Fire (try-out version of The Shop at Sly Corner, Theatre Royal Brighton, 1941)
  • Sheridan Whiteside in The Man Who Came to Dinner (Savoy Theatre — and on tour — 1941-1943)
  • Charles in Staff Dance (also wrote, touring UK, 1944)
  • Prince Regent in The First Gentleman (New Theatre and Savoy, 1945-46)
  • Arnold Holt in Edward, My Son (also co-wrote, His Majesty’s Theatre, 1948; also played this role at the Martin Beck Theatre New York 1948, and in Australia and New Zealand, 1949-50)
  • Philip in The Little Hut (Lyric Theatre, 1950)
  • Hippo in Hippo Dancing (also adapted, Lyric, 1954)
  • Oswald Petersham in A Likely Tale (Globe Theatre, 1956)
  • Panisse in the musical Fanny (Drury Lane, 1956
  • The Tunnel of Love (directed, Her Majesty’s, 1957)
  • Sebastian Le Boeuf in Hook, Line and Sinker (also adapted, Piccadilly Theatre, 1958)
  • Once More With Feeling (directed, New Theatre, 1959)
  • Mr Asano in A Majority of One (Phoenix Theatre, 1960)
  • Title role in Mr Rhodes (Theatre Royal Windsor, 1961)
  • The Bishop in A Time to Laugh (Piccadilly, 1962)
  • The Sound of Morley (One-man show, touring Australia 1966-67)
  • Sir Mallalieu Fitzbuttress in Halfway Up the Tree (Queen’s Theatre, 1967)
  • Frank Foster in How the Other Half Loves (Lyric, 1970; also North America, 1972, and Australia, 1973)
  • Barnstable in A Ghost on Tiptoe (also co-wrote, Savoy, 1974)
  • Pound in Banana Ridge (Savoy, 1976)
  • Toured Robert Morley Talks to Everyone (1978)
  • Picture of Innocence (co-wrote and toured UK and Canada, 1978)
  • Hilary in Alan Bennett's The Old Country (Theatre Royal Sydney, 1980)

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Biography

Sewell Stokes (November 16, 1902 London - November 2, 1979 London) was an English novelist, biographer, playwright, and screenwriter. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

References

  1. ^ Craig Bellamy, Gordon Chisholm & Hilary Ericksen (2006) Moomba - A festival for the people: http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/rsrc/PDFs/Moomba/History%20of%20Moomba.pdf PDF pp 18 & 22
  2. ^ Melbourne Herald newspaper photo of Robert Morley accepting King of Moomba crown: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/hwtports/0/0/3/doc/hp003901.shtml

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