Famous People with Name Morton

Morton Gould            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morton Gould: was an American pianist, composer, conductor, and arranger.During the Depression, Gould, while a teenager, worked in New York City playing piano in movie theaters, as well as with vaudeville acts. When Radio City Music Hall opened, Gould was hired as the staff pianist. By 1935, he was conducting and arranging orchestral programs for New York's WOR radio station, where he reached a national audience via the Mutual Broadcasting System, combining popular programming with classical music.

Morton Lyon Sahl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morton Lyon Sahl: is an American[citation needed] comedian and actor. He is credited with pioneering a style of stand-up comedy that paved the way for Lenny Bruce, Nichols and May and Dick Gregory. He also wrote jokes for some speeches given by John F. Kennedy. He is currently a visiting professor at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California.

Morton Downey, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morton Downey, Jr.: was a controversial and influential American television talk show host of the 1980s who pioneered the "trash TV" format.In the 1980s, Downey was working as a talk show host at KFBK-AM in Sacramento, California,[1] where he established his abrasive and much imitated right wing, populist style, relentlessly deriding anyone who disagreed with him or had a liberal point of view. Downey's success, coupled with the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine, laid the groundwork for more aggressive, opinion-based talk radio. His work led to the "trash talk" genre of Jerry Springer, Maury Povich, Ricki Lake and many more. His fight with fellow radio talk show host Wally George (with each charging that the other was not conservative) on George's talk show led to police tackling Downey to the ground.[2] The man who succeeded Downey at KFBK was Rush Limbaugh.

Morton Estrin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morton Estrin: was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1923. His career began in 1949 with a well-received recital at Town Hall. He studied with the noted teacher Vera Maurina-Press and others.Estrin is well-known for making the first-ever recording of Alexander Scriabin's complete opus 8 Etudes, which he re-recorded in 1991. Both recordings contain many of the hallmarks of Estrin's style - a robust tone, formidable technique, and an unusually large and sophisticated tonal palette.

Morton Patrick Traylor            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morton Patrick Traylor: was an American fine artist, designer, serigrapher and founder of the Virginia Art Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia.Morton Traylor lived in Los Angeles most of his life. After graduating from Eagle Rock High School, he entered Los Angeles City College, where his formal art training began. He then attended the Chouinard Art Institute for two years, holding scholarships won in competition. While at Chouinard, Traylor was introduced to Rico Lebrun, who taught life drawing.

Richard Wendell "Ricky" Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Wendell "Ricky" Morton: is an American professional wrestler who has worked for such wrestling organizations as Jim Crockett Promotions, the American Wrestling Association, Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wr

Marcus Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Marcus Morton: was a lawyer, jurist, and politician from Taunton, Massachusetts. He represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and served two terms as 16th and 18th Governor of Massachusetts, as well as a portion of an unexpired term in 1825

Warren Allen Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Warren Allen Morton: was a Casper oilman and engineer who served as Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1979 to 1980, prior to mounting a Republican gubernatorial campaign in 1982. He served in the Wyoming House from Natrona County from January 1, 1967, to De

Jackson Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jackson Morton: was an antebellum United States Senator from Florida and then a member of the Congress of the Confederate States during the American Civil War. In 1836, Morton became a member of the Florida Territorial Legislative Council and served as its president in 1

Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton: was a U.S. Republican Party politician from Indiana. He served as the 14th Governor of Indiana during the American Civil War, and was a stalwart ally of President Abraham Lincoln. During the war, Morton suppressed the Democratic-controlled Indiana General