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Gary Morton (1924-1999)

Alias:
Morton Goldaper

Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA

Born:
December 19, 1924

Died:
March 30, 1999

Biography from TheMovieDB

Gary Morton (born Morton Goldaper, December 19, 1924 – March 30, 1999), was a Jewish American stand-up comedian, whose primary venues were hotels and resorts of the Borscht Belt in upstate New York. He was born in New York City.  In 1960, Morton met Lucille Ball in New York City a few months before she opened on Broadway in the musical Wildcat. Morton claimed he was always busy working nights, so had not seen the beloved series I Love Lucy. They were married on November 19, 1961 at the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. Morton signed a prenuptial agreement to stifle rumors that he was a gold digger. Morton was 13 years younger than Lucille Ball.  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Executive Producer:
1983  All the Right Moves

Producer:
1974  Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
1975  Lucy Gets Lucky
1975  Three for Two
1976  What Now, Catherine Curtis?
1981  Bungle Abbey
1983  All the Right Moves

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Executive Producer:
1968  Here's Lucy
1986  Life with Lucy

Producer:
1962  The Lucy Show
1968  Here's Lucy
1986  Life with Lucy

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