Joan Morgan
Joan Morgan (1 February 1905 – 22 July 2004) was an English film actress, screenwriter and novelist. Joan Morgan was born in Forest Hill, London, she was the daughter of film director Sidney Morgan and his wife, Evelyn. Morgan died at age 99 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK in 2004.
Joan Morgan

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- Name
- Joan Morgan
- Born
- 1 February 1905
- Birthplace
- Forest Hill, London, United Kingdom
- Died
- 22 July 2004 (aged 99)
- Place of death
- Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire United Kingdom
- Occupation
- Actress, Writer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- British English
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Joan Morgan (1 February 1905 – 22 July 2004) was an English film actress, screenwriter and novelist. Joan Morgan was born in Forest Hill, London, she was the daughter of film director Sidney Morgan and his wife, Evelyn. Morgan died at age 99 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK in 2004.
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She became a leading British star of the 1920s, after appearing in a number of films directed by her father. Her acting career was effectively ended by the arrival of sound film in 1929 and she switched to writing, working on a number of screenplays over the following decade. She also wrote for television. She wrote novels under her own name and through using the pen-names Iris North and Joan Wentworth Wood.

American advertisement for the British film The Road to London (1921) with Bryant Washburn and Joan Morgan, from the insert after page 10 of the June 25, 1921 Exhibitors Herald. The advert consists of an illustration and does not contain any stills from the film.
Screenplays Productions / Associated Exhibitors through Pathé Exchange (U.S. distributor) · Exhibitors Herald (Apr. - Jun. 1921) on the Internet Archive
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• Name — Joan Morgan • Born — 1 February 1905 • Birthplace — Forest Hill, London, United Kingdom • Died — 22 July 2004 (aged 99) • Place of death — Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire United Kingdom • Occupation — Actress, Writer • Years Active — 1914–1948 (film)
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• The Cup Final Mystery (1914) • The Great Spy Raid (1914) • Queenie of the Circus (1914) • The World's Desire (1915) • Iron Justice (1915) • The Woman Who Did (1915) • Light (1915) • The Reapers (1916) • Temptation's Hour (1916) • The Perils of Divorce (1916) • Her Greatest Performance (1916) • The Last Sentence (1917) • Drink (1917) • Because (1918) • The Scarlet Wooing (1920) • Two Little Wooden Shoes (1920) • The Children of Gibeon (1920) • Lady Noggs (1920) • Little Dorrit (1920) • A Lowland Cinderella (1921) • The Road to London (1921) • The Truants (1922) • The Lilac Sunbonnet (1922) • Fires of Innocence (1922) • Swallow (1922) • The Crimson Circle (1922) • Dicky Monteith (1922) • Shadow of Egypt (1924) • The Great Well (1924) • The Woman Tempted (1926) • A Window in Piccadilly (1928) • Three Men in a Cart (1929) • Her Reputation (1931)
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• Contraband Love (1931) • The Flag Lieutenant (1932) • The Callbox Mystery (1932) • Chelsea Life (1933) • Mixed Doubles (1933) • Faces (1934) • The Minstrel Boy (1937) • Lily of Laguna (1938) • Olympic Honeymoon (1940) • This Was a Woman (1948)
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- 1.ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Profile.
- 2.Mutti-Mewse, Howard. Obituary: Joan Morgan. The Guardian. 31 July 2004.
- 3.Morgan, Joan (1905–2004).
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