Reggie Morris
James Reginald "Reggie" Morris (June 25, 1886 – February 16, 1928) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 46 films between 1913 and 1918. He also directed 40 films between 1917 and 1927.
Reggie Morris
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- Name
- Reggie Morris
- Birth Name
- James Reginald Morris
- Born
- 25 June 1886
- Birthplace
- New Jersey, U.S.
- Died
- 16 February 1928
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor, director, screenwriter
- Spouse
- May Repetto (1916–1923; divorced)
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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James Reginald "Reggie" Morris (June 25, 1886 – February 16, 1928) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 46 films between 1913 and 1918. He also directed 40 films between 1917 and 1927.
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He was born in New Jersey. In 1916, Morris eloped with May Repetto, a tobacco heiress from St. Repetto reportedly travelled to Los Angeles to meet Morris after seeing him in a film. In 1928, Morris died suddenly in his bed in Los Angeles, California.
Still from The Danger Girl published in Classics of the Silent Screen
Keystone Film Company / Triangle Distributing · Joe Franklin, Classics of the Silent Screen on the Internet Archive
Director Reggie Morris, on page 149 of the December 25, 1920 Exhibitors Herald.
Special Pictures Corp. · Exhibitors Herald (Oct. - Dec. 1920) on the Internet Archive
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• Name — Reggie Morris • Birth Name — James Reginald Morris • Born — 25 June 1886 • Birthplace — New Jersey, U.S. • Died — 16 February 1928 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Years Active — 1913–1928 • Occupation — Actor, director, screenwriter • Spouse — May Repetto (1916–1923; divorced) • Relatives — Bobby Vernon (brother-in-law)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• All for Science (1913) • The Detective's Stratagem (1913) • The Stopped Clock (1913) • The Van Nostrand Tiara (1913) • So Runs the Way (1913) • The Law and His Son (1913) • The Stolen Treaty (1913) • A Social Cub (1916) • Haystacks and Steeples (1916) • The Danger Girl (1916) • A Regular Fellow (1925 (screenplay) • Hands Up! (1926) (story) • Wet Paint (1926) (story) • A Girl in Every Port (1928) (screenplay)
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- 1.Screen Romance Ends in Marriage of Heiress and Movie Comedian. Morning Union. 1. October 14, 1916.
- 2.Question Actress in Hollywood Death; Police Order Autopsy After Scenario Writer Is Found Dead in His Room. (Published 1928). The New York Times. 1928-02-17.
- 3.Sudden death of Scenario Writer will be Probed. San Pedro News Pilot. 2. February 16, 1928.
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