Neyle Morrow

Neyle Morrow
Morrow (right) with Bill Williams and Don Diamond in The Adventures of Kit Carson, 1951
Born
Francis Neyle Marx Jr.[1]

(1914-10-28)October 28, 1914
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
DiedSeptember 30, 2006(2006-09-30) (aged 91)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
Years active1940–1964

Francis Neyle Marx Jr. (October 28, 1914 – September 30, 2006) was an American film and television actor.[1][2] He regularly appeared in films made by film director Samuel Fuller.[3]

Career

Morrow was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He began his screen career in 1940, appearing in the film Drums of the Desert. In the same year he appeared in the films Meet the Wildcat and Three Men from Texas.[4] In 1941, Morrow starred in the film The Phantom Cowboy,[4]: 157  and appeared in the film Raiders of the Desert. Later film appearances include Danger in the Pacific (1942), Where Are Your Children? (1943), The Cisco Kid Returns (1945), Spoilers of the North (1947),[5] The Big Sombrero (1949),[6] Harbor of Missing Men (1950), Let's Go Navy! (1951) and, The Raiders (1952).

He appeared in Samuel Fuller's The Steel Helmet (1951), Fixed Bayonets! (1951), Park Row (1952). Hell and High Water (1954), Run of the Arrow (1957), The Crimson Kimono (1959), Fuller's unaired 1959 television pilot Dog Face, Underworld U.S.A. (1961) and Shock Corridor (1963).[7] His final film credit was Fuller's 1964 film The Naked Kiss.[7][8]

Morrow died in September 2006 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 91.[1] He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wilson, Scott (August 22, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 533. ISBN 9780786479924 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Lentz, Harris (1996). Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits 1903-1995: Section I. Actors and actresses. Section II. Directors, producers, and writers. McFarland. p. 537. ISBN 9780786401581 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Dombrowski, Lisa (May 15, 2015). The Films of Samuel Fuller: If You Die, I'll Kill You. McFarland. p. 41. ISBN 9780819576101 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b Pitts, Michael (2009). Western Film Series of the Sound Era. McFarland. pp. 157–168. ISBN 9780786435296 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Fetrow, Alan (1994). Feature Films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography. McFarland. p. 474. ISBN 9780899509143 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "The Big Sombrero". The Tablet. Brooklyn, New York. February 19, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved July 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ a b The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures: Issue 47, Film Daily, 1965, p. 283
  8. ^ "The Naked Kiss (1964)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2022.