Famous People with Name Morse

Robert Morse            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Morse: is an American actor. Morse is best known for his appearances in musicals and plays on Broadway, and has also acted in movies and TV shows. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War.

Jedidiah Morse            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jedidiah Morse: was a U.S. clergyman and geographer. He was the father of Samuel F. B. Morse.Morse made an important impact on the educational system of the United States. While teaching at a school for young women, he saw the need for a geography textbook oriented to the forming nation. The result was skimpy and derivative, Geography Made Easy (1784). He followed that with American Geography (1789) which was widely cited and copied. New editions of his schoolchildren textbooks and the more weighty works, often came out yearly, earning him the informal title "father of American geography.

Samuel Finley Breese Morse            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel Finley Breese Morse: was an American painter of portraits and historic scenes, the creator of a single wire telegraph system, and Morse Code.[1]Morse's Calvinist beliefs are evident in his painting the Landing of the Pilgrims, through the depiction of simplistic clothing as well as the austere facial features. This image captured the psychology of the Federalists; Calvinists from England brought to the United States ideas of religion and government thus forever linking the two countries. More importantly, this particular work attracted the attention of the famous artist, Washington Allston. Allston wanted Morse to accompany him to England to meet the artist Benjamin West. An agreement for a three- year stay was made with Jedidah,

Stephen Morse            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stephen Morse: is an American poet and publisher. He edited and published The White Elephant (5 editions 1970–1973), and Juice Magazine (7 editions 1974–1982). He was one of the original members of the Committee of Small Magazine Editors and Publishers (COSMEP), the org

Ella Mae Morse            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ella Mae Morse: was an American popular singer. One of the most talented and overlooked vocalists of the 1940s, Morse blended jazz, country, pop, and R&B; at times she came remarkably close to what would be known as rock and roll.[1]She was hired by Jimmy Dorsey when she