Frank Morgan

design progression in all of these, we're giving him a little bit more of a dynamic look and a little bit more refined persona with that.

Another inspiration for him, aside from Santa Claus, is also Frank Morgan, the actor that played the wizard in The Wizard of Oz, which also does have the term Marvel associated with it as well.

The other thing that they told us was that you'll notice that, you know, from the land keeper to now Dream Finder, his beard has changed color.

So he is not the same guy.

I said, but I can't copy you exactly.

Right.

But then he did bring up Frank Morgan, Wizard of Oz, and I went, okay.

And then all of a sudden that clicked.

you know, of, oh, look, this person, everything that we talked about their career leading up to this point.

And now here's Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz, you know, in one of the most iconic roles of all time.

Yeah.

It's just exciting to me.

Yeah.

Was it? I don't know what you're talking about.

Frank Oz and Frank Morgan? Oh, I think that was this.

The Wizard of Morgan? Oh, no, no, no.

I don't know his name.

Frank Morgan.

Okay.

What was special about Frank Morgan?

What was special about Frank Morgan? Was he hard of hearing?

Frank Morgan was L. Frank Baum's cousin, and he wore L. Frank Baum's jacket as the wizard in the movie.

L. Frank Baum wrote The Wizard of Oz.

He wrote all the Oz books.

A little bit older, a little bit more mature, bringing the weight of doing this type of thing for a long time with him.

I picked Frank Morgan, who played the wizard in The Wizard of Oz.

Oh, okay.

He played a number of roles in that film.

And then he sold me a percolator for $10.

A $10 percolator? Have you got it with you? No, on my way out, Frank Morgan picked my pocket.

It's a fine program.

And you know, fellas, I thought Bob Taylor made some very sarcastic remarks about my look.

May I refer you now to Mr. DeMille.

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Next week in the Lux Radio Theater, you will hear Mr. Morgan playing the role of timid, mild-mannered Ambrose Applejohn.

And what happens after Ambrose dreams that he's his pirate ancestor come to life again.

The swaggering buccaneer, Captain Applejack.

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This is Cecil B. DeMille saying goodnight to you from Hollywood.

Hollywood.

Yeah.

We had Frank Morgan as Professor Marvel, the Wizard of Oz, the gatekeeper, the carriage driver, and the wizard's sky guy.

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Morgan played, yes, five roles, and he was fantastic on all of them.

Terry attended the premiere of the movie, and because of the popularity of the film, her name was formally changed to Toto in 1942.

Terry made ultimately 23 film appearances, three of which were playing at theaters in the same time in one year, in 1939, The Wizard of Oz, The Women, and Bad Little Angel.

Among the last ones was Tortilla Flat in 1942, where she was reunited with Victor Fleming and Frank Morgan from the movie, and Terry's final film role was Easy to Look At, which was released three weeks before her death at age 11 in 1945.

Once again, there's a lot of trivia to get out of the way.

And then, of course, as we all know, it starred Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale.

Yes, of course, Frank Morgan, Ray Boulder, Jack Haley, Burt Lahr, and many others who became famous through this film.

Although many of them had pretty solid careers even beforehand.

Yeah, a lot of them were already established actors.

And I hadn't realized this, but when I next see the movie, I'm going to have to pay attention.

Interestingly enough, whenever a Kansas character has a counterpart in Oz, only their Kansas character is listed in the film's credits.

So, for instance, Frank Morgan, who actually played the Wizard of Oz, is only listed as playing Professor Marvel.

Hmm.

This practice would have dire long-term consequences.

Frank Morgan had a different coping mechanism.

One Hollywood legend had him showing up at the studio every day with an attaché case that actually contained a minibar, and his predilection for champagne was well known.

With alcohol kept to the dressing room, Morgan's performance in front of the cameras was impeccable, and he was well-liked by all of his co-stars.

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Some of those associated with The Wizard of Oz in some form did not live to participate in the phenomenon created by the film's television renaissance.

Frank Morgan worked with Victor Fleming again to great acclaim in the 1942 film Tortilla Flat, garnering a second Academy Award nomination.

Morgan, who worked steadily throughout the 30s and 40s, was married to a real estate heiress and owned a 550-acre cattle ranch in Riverside County.