Charles Morton (28 January 1908 in Illinois, USA â€" 26 October 1966
in North Hollywood, California) was an American actor.Born in
Illinois, Charles Morton spent his adolescence in Madison, Wisconsin;
receiving his education at Madison High School and the University of
Wisconsinâ€"Madison. He made his first stage appearance at the age of
seven and later appeared in vaudeville, stock and the legitimate
stage. Morton's career started late in the silent era, first as a
leading man, continued into sound features and finally television.His
polished physical appearance, charm and personality were noted by the
studios and at the age of 19 signed his first contract with Fox in
1927. Audiences first discovered the handsome youth that same year
opposite the studio's leading flapper, Madge Bellamy, in Colleen, one
of the era's many comedy-dramas.Morton went on to star in John Ford's
1928 World War I silent film Four Sons. Morton was also a member of
the ultimately tragic circus troupe in F. W. Murnau's near-classic 4
Devils, among the most mourned of the lost films of the silent era.
Morton also starred in Fox's None but the Brave (1928).
in North Hollywood, California) was an American actor.Born in
Illinois, Charles Morton spent his adolescence in Madison, Wisconsin;
receiving his education at Madison High School and the University of
Wisconsinâ€"Madison. He made his first stage appearance at the age of
seven and later appeared in vaudeville, stock and the legitimate
stage. Morton's career started late in the silent era, first as a
leading man, continued into sound features and finally television.His
polished physical appearance, charm and personality were noted by the
studios and at the age of 19 signed his first contract with Fox in
1927. Audiences first discovered the handsome youth that same year
opposite the studio's leading flapper, Madge Bellamy, in Colleen, one
of the era's many comedy-dramas.Morton went on to star in John Ford's
1928 World War I silent film Four Sons. Morton was also a member of
the ultimately tragic circus troupe in F. W. Murnau's near-classic 4
Devils, among the most mourned of the lost films of the silent era.
Morton also starred in Fox's None but the Brave (1928).
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