Morgan Adair Jones (June 15, 1928 â€" January 13, 2012) was an
American film and television actor. His acting credits, which included
more than 170 roles in television, included reoccurring appearances in
Highway Patrol during the 1950s and The Blue Angels.Jones was born in
Wooster in Wayne County in northeastern Ohio. He enlisted the United
States Navy and moved to California when he was stationed at Naval
Base Coronado.Jones played Nevada mining magnate Sandy Bowers in the
1955 episode, "The Crystal Gazer," of the syndicated television
anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews.
Natalie Norwick (1923-2007) was cast as Mrs. Bowers, the former Eilley
Orrum, who consults a crystal ball to guide her decisions. She helped
Bowers to locate a gold strike. The two marry, spend recklessly on a
world tour, and build the still-standing Bowers Mansion between Reno
and Carson City. Bowers dies of silicosis, a lung disease that affects
miners, and Eilley is left with many unpaid bills for which she was
responsible. She had not foreseen that their fortune would run dry so
quickly.Jones appeared some twenty-five times on the screen. He had a
lead role in the 1957 science fiction film, Not of This Earth, by
Roger Corman, as well as other castings in Apache Woman in 1955,
Forbidden Planet in 1956, Fear Strikes Out in 1957, Official Detective
episode 'The Night It Rained Bullets' as Bronson (1957), Bells Are
Ringing in 1960. In 1961, he appeared in The Twilight Zone episode
"Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?".
American film and television actor. His acting credits, which included
more than 170 roles in television, included reoccurring appearances in
Highway Patrol during the 1950s and The Blue Angels.Jones was born in
Wooster in Wayne County in northeastern Ohio. He enlisted the United
States Navy and moved to California when he was stationed at Naval
Base Coronado.Jones played Nevada mining magnate Sandy Bowers in the
1955 episode, "The Crystal Gazer," of the syndicated television
anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews.
Natalie Norwick (1923-2007) was cast as Mrs. Bowers, the former Eilley
Orrum, who consults a crystal ball to guide her decisions. She helped
Bowers to locate a gold strike. The two marry, spend recklessly on a
world tour, and build the still-standing Bowers Mansion between Reno
and Carson City. Bowers dies of silicosis, a lung disease that affects
miners, and Eilley is left with many unpaid bills for which she was
responsible. She had not foreseen that their fortune would run dry so
quickly.Jones appeared some twenty-five times on the screen. He had a
lead role in the 1957 science fiction film, Not of This Earth, by
Roger Corman, as well as other castings in Apache Woman in 1955,
Forbidden Planet in 1956, Fear Strikes Out in 1957, Official Detective
episode 'The Night It Rained Bullets' as Bronson (1957), Bells Are
Ringing in 1960. In 1961, he appeared in The Twilight Zone episode
"Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?".
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