Ernie Morrison
Actor
Live!...and Langdon. If you miss the childhood ritual of Saturday morning cartoons, relive it this Saturday with a 9 a.m. cartoon show and Hal Roach rarities featuring Stan Laurel and Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison, among others. Later in the... In this article: Charley Chase, Laurel and Hardy, Harry Langdon, Harold Lloyd, UCLA, A Jazzed Honeymoon, One Terrible Day, Max Davidson, Library of Congress, and Way Out West |
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...was a juvenile actor. Signed by Hal Roach in 1923, he was, along with fat Joe Cobb, scruffy Jackie Condon, pretty Mary Kornman, and smiling "Sunshine Sammy" (Ernie Morrison), a regular in the popular Our Gang comedies. The red-haired,...
In this article: Mickey Daniels, Our Gang, Mary Kornman, Hal Roach, Joe Cobb, Jack Davis, Jackie Condon, and Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
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Ernie Morrison
...signing with comedy producer Hal Roach in 1919. When Roach conceived his Our Gang series, featuring child actors in a natural juvenile setting, in 1921, Sammy was the first child recruited. Morrison left the series in 1924 to work in...
In this article: Hal Roach, Our Gang, Harold Lloyd, Snub Pollard, East Side Kids, World War II, Cancer, and Sam Katzman
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Our Gang
"We were just a group of kids who were having fun," Stymie Beard recalled. Ernie Morrison stated that "when it came to race, Hal Roach was color-blind ". Other minorities, including Asian Americans (Sing Joy, Allen Tong, and Edward Zoo...
In this article: Our Gang, Hal Roach, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, The Little Rascals, Robert F. McGowan, King World, and Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
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Ernie Morrison, Sr. Movies
Ernie Morrison, Sr. and over 600,000 other actors can be found at ... head to the studio (actually the Hal Roach lot) and offer their services as actors. ...
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Ernie Morrison : The Slap Happy Collection
A comprehensive compilation of silent film's funniest moments, SlapHappy ... Hal Roach Studios. The Comedy Chase. Help Wanted. SlapHappy Vol. 3. Al Christie Studios ...
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A Quiet Street 1922: Movie and film review from Answers.com
Ernie Morrison Sr. Dick Gilbert. Clara Guiol. Jack Hill. Charles ... Little Rascals") was created by Hal Roach in 1922, and continued production until 1944. ...
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Hal Roach's Rascals (Silent) B000NQQ4HY Ernest ""Sunshine Sammy"" Morrison;Joe ... ALPHA's collection, HAL ROACH'S RASCALS consists of 8 silent era shorts that go ...
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Silent Era : PSFL : Seein' Things (1924)
... Ernie Morrison [Sunshine Sammy], S.D. Wilcox [policeman], Ernie Morrison Sr. ... Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, ...
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One Terrible Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ernie Morrison. Ed Brandenburg. Weston Doty ... Ernie Morrison in One Terrible Day ... Produced by Hal Roach. Supervised by Charles Parrott, (Charley Chase) ...
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Ernie Morrison (Ernest Fredric Morrison) (December 20, 1912 – July 24, 1989) was an American child actor who performed under the stage name "Sunshine Sammy". Morrison was the only black member of the East Side Kids, and was also the original Our Gang kid, a sidekick to Harold Lloyd and Snub Pollard, a silent screen comedian, a vaudevillian, and a dancer and band leader.
Born in 1912 in New Orleans, Morrison fell into show business because a child actor being used for a film couldn't be persuaded to do anything but howl. One of the crew members asked Morrison's father to bring in his newborn son, and since the newest member of the Morrison clan gave the film crew what they needed, they decided to christen him "Sunshine", since he did not cry. Morrison's father added "Sammy" to his son's moniker.
Morrison ultimately appeared in two-reel silent comedies opposite both Harold Lloyd and Snub Pollard, two of the era's biggest comedians. He was the first black actor to be signed to a long-term contract, signing with comedy producer Hal Roach in 1919. When Roach conceived his Our Gang series, featuring child actors in a natural juvenile setting, in 1921, Sammy was the first child recruited. Morrison left the series in 1924 to work in vaudeville, where his talents were featured on the same bills with such up and coming acts as Abbott and Costello and Jack Benny.
Morrison left the Kids when he was offered an opportunity to work with the Step Brothers act, a prominent black stage and film dance act. He was drafted into the army during World War II. After being discharged, he was offered a part in The Bowery Boys series that was just being launched, but turned the role down.
- Name At Birth:
- Ernest Fredric Morrison
- Also Known As:
- Sunshine Sammy
- Little Sambo
- Smiling Sambo
- Birth Date:
- December 20, 1912
- Birthplace:
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Death Date:
- July 24, 1989
- Place of Death:
- Lynwood, California
- Occupation:
- Film actor
- Years Active:
- 1916 – 1976
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