Adrian Michael Morris (January 12, 1907 â€" November 30, 1941) was an
American actor of stage and film, and a younger brother of Chester
Morris.As a child, Morris performed with his family in a vaudeville
act. In his short 10-year career as a Hollywood character actor, he
appeared in over 70 films, including Dirigible (1931), Me and My Gal
(1932), Bureau of Missing Persons (1933), The Big Shakedown (1934),
The Fighting Marines (1935), The Petrified Forest (1936), There Goes
the Groom (1937), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), Gone With the Wind
(1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), and Blood and Sand (1941).Adrian
Morris was born in Mount Vernon, New York, one of four surviving
children of Broadway stage actor William Morris and stage comedic
actress Etta Hawkins. His siblings were screenwriter-actor Gordon
Morris (1898â€"1940), actor Chester Morris (1901â€"1970), and actress
Wilhelmina Morris (1902â€"1971).:7,263 Another brother, Lloyd Morris
(1892â€"1902), had died young.:7
American actor of stage and film, and a younger brother of Chester
Morris.As a child, Morris performed with his family in a vaudeville
act. In his short 10-year career as a Hollywood character actor, he
appeared in over 70 films, including Dirigible (1931), Me and My Gal
(1932), Bureau of Missing Persons (1933), The Big Shakedown (1934),
The Fighting Marines (1935), The Petrified Forest (1936), There Goes
the Groom (1937), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), Gone With the Wind
(1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), and Blood and Sand (1941).Adrian
Morris was born in Mount Vernon, New York, one of four surviving
children of Broadway stage actor William Morris and stage comedic
actress Etta Hawkins. His siblings were screenwriter-actor Gordon
Morris (1898â€"1940), actor Chester Morris (1901â€"1970), and actress
Wilhelmina Morris (1902â€"1971).:7,263 Another brother, Lloyd Morris
(1892â€"1902), had died young.:7
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