Harry Hays Morgan Jr. (April 25, 1898 â€" July 8, 1983) was a
Swiss-born American diplomat, society figure and actor. He is most
notable as the brother of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt and uncle of Gloria
Vanderbilt.Morgan was born April 25, 1898, in Horgen, Switzerland, to
Henry Hays Morgan Sr. (1860â€"1933), an American diplomat, who served
as U.S. consul general at Buenos Aires, Argentina; Berlin, Germany;
Amsterdam, Netherlands; Havana, Cuba; and Brussels, Belgium. and his
Peruvian born wife, Laura Delphine Kilpatrick (1877â€"1956). Morgan's
father was the son of Louisiana planters, his mother was the daughter
of U.S. Civil War General and diplomat Hugh Judson Kilpatrick. Morgan
was raised primarily in Europe, one of four children including sisters
Consuelo Morgan Thaw, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt and Thelma Furness,
Viscountess Furness and two half-sisters from his father's first
marriage who remained in the United States. He graduated from Columbia
University in 1919. He followed in his father's footsteps entering the
diplomatic corps as U.S. Vice Consul at Glasgow, Scotland and later
Brussels, Belgium and Vienna, Austria.Morgan began a foray into acting
in 1943, first appearing in an uncredited role in Lets Face It. Morgan
would go on to appear in 27 films between 1943 and 1948 including Ivy,
The Snake Pit and Uncertain Glory.
Swiss-born American diplomat, society figure and actor. He is most
notable as the brother of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt and uncle of Gloria
Vanderbilt.Morgan was born April 25, 1898, in Horgen, Switzerland, to
Henry Hays Morgan Sr. (1860â€"1933), an American diplomat, who served
as U.S. consul general at Buenos Aires, Argentina; Berlin, Germany;
Amsterdam, Netherlands; Havana, Cuba; and Brussels, Belgium. and his
Peruvian born wife, Laura Delphine Kilpatrick (1877â€"1956). Morgan's
father was the son of Louisiana planters, his mother was the daughter
of U.S. Civil War General and diplomat Hugh Judson Kilpatrick. Morgan
was raised primarily in Europe, one of four children including sisters
Consuelo Morgan Thaw, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt and Thelma Furness,
Viscountess Furness and two half-sisters from his father's first
marriage who remained in the United States. He graduated from Columbia
University in 1919. He followed in his father's footsteps entering the
diplomatic corps as U.S. Vice Consul at Glasgow, Scotland and later
Brussels, Belgium and Vienna, Austria.Morgan began a foray into acting
in 1943, first appearing in an uncredited role in Lets Face It. Morgan
would go on to appear in 27 films between 1943 and 1948 including Ivy,
The Snake Pit and Uncertain Glory.
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