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Bret Morrison (5 May 1912 – 25 September 1978) was an American actor best known as the voice of the mysterious crusader for law and order on radio's The Shadow. He was also a popular cabaret singer.
5. Mai 2015 · Bret Morrison was The Shadow. He played the role from 1944 to 1954, and reprised it for phonograph records as late as 1968. And when he died in 1978, those newspapers that carried his obituary invariably described him as “Radio’s Shadow.” It’s the role that’s remembered, not the man.
The Shadow was later played by radio veteran Bill Johnstone (1938-1943) and Chicago-born actor Bret Morrison, who assumed the role from 1945 until the show’s last broadcast in 1954. The Shadow was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1989.
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Bret Morrison is best known as the voice of The Shadow on the old-time-radio show from 1943-1944 and then again when he came back from the war from October 1945 until the show's finish on December 26, 1954. Of all the actors who portrayed the mysterious crime fighter, Morrison held the part the longest and is most identified with the character. At one point, Morrison even wrote two scripts for the show. He and Grace Matthews, as Margot Lane, recorded The Shadow's final episode for a special record released in 1968.
Prior to voicing the chilling crime fighter, Morrison was working on the radio comedy-drama series, "The First Nighter," most notably as Mr. First Nighter himself -- and he even sang occasionally. It was his duties as a singing host for "Theater of the Air" which won him a cold-reading audition as The Shadow. His debut on the show was "The Gibbering Things" by Alonzo Deen Cole.
•Publications that "Bret Morrison" Wrote
•Morrison conducted a few interviews about being The Shadow. They can be heard on the programs, Whatever Became of The Shadow and Margot Lane? and The Shadow: Story of the Shadow. Chuck Schaden's book, Speaking of Radio, also has an interview with Morrison, as well as with Agnes Moorehead and other Golden Age radio stars.
•Gallery of Bret Morrison's pictures
Bret Morrison was born on 5 May 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Edge of Night (1956), Gamera vs. Viras (1968) and Gamera vs. Jiger (1970). He was married to Sylvia Syms. He died on 25 September 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Bret Morrison. American actor and cabaret singer. Born May 5, 1912 Chicago, Illinois Died September 25, 1978 (aged 66) Hollywood, California. He was best known as the voice of the mysterious crusader for law and order on radio's The Shadow.
