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Chester Morris (John Chester Brooks Morris) was born on 16 February, 1901 in New York City, New York, USA, is an Actor, Soundtrack. Discover Chester Morris's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Chester Morris networth?
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John Chester Brooks Morris |
Occupation |
actor,soundtrack |
Age |
69 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
Born |
16 February, 1901 |
Birthday |
16 February |
Birthplace |
New York City, New York, USA |
Date of death |
11 September, 1970 |
Died Place |
New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA |
Nationality |
United States |
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 69 years old group.
Chester Morris Height, Weight & Measurements
At 69 years old, Chester Morris height is 5' 9" (1.75 m) .
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5' 9" (1.75 m) |
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Who Is Chester Morris's Wife?
His wife is Lillian Kenton (30 November 1940 - 11 September 1970) ( his death) ( 1 child), Suzanne Kilborn (8 November 1926 - 10 November 1939) ( divorced) ( 2 children)
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Wife |
Lillian Kenton (30 November 1940 - 11 September 1970) ( his death) ( 1 child), Suzanne Kilborn (8 November 1926 - 10 November 1939) ( divorced) ( 2 children) |
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Chester Morris Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Chester Morris worth at the age of 69 years old? Chester Morris’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated
Chester Morris's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
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Cars |
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Source of Income |
Actor |
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Timeline
His younger of two sons, Kenton Morris, tragically died at age 61 on September 11, 2008, while piloting a private plane. His mother was Morris' wife, Lillian.
He later segued to TV work in the 1950s and '60s, appearing in the occasional film such as his last, The Great White Hope (1970), which meant he had been a working movie actor for seven decades.
Starred as the title character on NBC Radio's "Boston Blackie" (1944).
However, his star dimmed and by the end of the decade he was appearing in B-pictures, but beginning in 1941, the Boston Blackie series at Columbia Pictures revived his career. In all, he appeared in 14 pictures as the detective.
The Boston haircut where the hair was combed straight back over the crown and cut level at the back was a popular style in the 1940s. The style was made famous by the character of Boston Blackie, played by Chester in 14 films, and it's thought that this is the origin of the name.
He was one of the first actors to be nominated for an Academy Award when in 1930 (the second year of the as-yet non-nicknamed Oscars) he was recognized with a nod as Best Actor for Alibi (1929), his first talking picture.
But it was his appearance in The Big House (1930), the film for which he is best known (other than his portrayal of Boston Blackie in the eponymous detective series of the 1940s) that he broke through to stardom.
From 1930 through the middle of the decade, he was a star with good roles in first-rate pictures, usually assaying a tough guy.
Was in three Oscar Best Picture nominees: Alibi (1929), The Divorcee (1930) and The Big House (1930). The last two of these were released in the same year.
DeMille's The Road to Yesterday (1925), though his dark, good-looks and chiseled jaw made him a natural for movie stardom, it wasn't until the transition of the movies from silent pictures to the talkies that he became a movie actor.
He returned to the Great White Way in 1922 in the comedy "The Exciters" following it up with the comedy-drama "Extra" in 1923. Now established, Chester Morris began billing himself as "the youngest leading man in the country. "He appeared without credit in 'Cecil B.
Instead, Morris made his acting bones on the boards, appearing on Broadway in the plays "Thunder" and "The Mountain Man" in 1919.
Chester Morris made his Broadway debut as a teenager in 1918 in the play "The Copperhead," in support of the great Lionel Barrymore, who ironically would play Boston Blackie in a silent picture (The Face in the Fog (1922)) a generation before Morris would make that role his own.
A year earlier, Chester Morris had made his movie debut in Van Dyke Brooke's An Amateur Orphan (1917), but he didn't really become a movie actor until the sound era.
The Academy Award-nominated film actor Chester Morris, who will forever be associated with the character Boston Blackie, was born John Chester Brooks Morris on February 16 1901 in New York City, the son of actor William Morris and comedienne Etta Hawkins.