Tribute 70: Robert Morse

Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute Episode! This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) dive into the life and career of an incredible actor that was still singing and dancing at 90! With that gap-tooth grin and nervous bundle of energy, appearing on screen and stage alike, it is none other than Robert Morse! Born in Newton Massachusetts, he developing an interest in stage perfomance in high school, and later joined his brother to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. At first all he receiveed was uncredited roles, but eventually landing on Broadway as Barnaby Tucker in The Matchmaker launching him into spotlight! Morse's work has never been less than interesting, ranging from a ever-amitious business man in a hit musical to the one man play as the eccentric Truman Capote. This extraordinary two-time tony and emmy award winner starred in a plethora of theatrical and cinematic works, such as The Matchmaker (1958), The Loved One (1965), How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (1967), Sugar (1972), Tru (1989), and Mad Men (2007-15). 

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