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Friday, November 22, 2013

Sir Peter Buchanan, British admiral, died he was 86.

Vice Admiral Sir Peter William Buchanan KBE was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary died he was 86..

(14 May 1925 – 23 November 2011)

Early life

Born in Midhurst, West Sussex, he was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Buchanan and Gwendolen Isobel (née Hunt). He was educated at Malvern College.[2]

Naval career

Buchanan was given command of HMS Endurance in 1968.[3] He proved that the route now known as the Buchanan Passage can be used to reach Marguerite Bay from the North.[3] He became Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord in 1970 and, having been promoted to Rear Admiral, became Naval Secretary in 1976.[4] Following promotion to Vice Admiral, he was appointed Chief of Staff, Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe in 1979.[4] He retired in 1982.[5]
In 1996 he became Master of the Guild of Freemen of the City of London.[6]


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Himie Voxman, American musician, died he was 99.

Himie Voxman was an American musician, music pedagogue and administrator at the university level, and composer who produced volumes of compositions and pedagogical literature for wind instruments  died he was 99.. 
(September 17, 1912[1] – November 22, 2011[2]) 

Higher education and career as a collegiate academician

Born in Centerville, Iowa,[3] Voxman studied at the University of Iowa, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1933 in chemical engineering and a master's degree in 1934. He became a faculty member at the university in 1939, and was director of the school of music from 1954 until his retirement in 1980.[4] The Voxman Music Building at the university was named in his honor in 1995.[4] Through his work, Voxman became one of the most well-known and respected music educators in the nation. Eugene Rousseau, the classical saxophonist, is one of his former students. Much of his music was published by Rubank, Inc.

Affiliations and honors

Voxman had served as Chairman of the Commission on Graduate Studies for the National Association of Schools of Music. He also served on the National Commission for Accreditation of Teacher Education and Welfare, on North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, as a field reader for music projects, on the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and as a member of the Academic Panel for cultural exchange projects for the United States Department of State. He received citations and awards from Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Mu Phi Epsilon, Pi Kappa Lambda, Sigma Alpha Iota, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi, and also received class honors. The Iowa Bandmaster's Association presented him an Honorary Life Membership, and the Iowa Music Educators Association its Distinguished Service Award. The Bell System awarded him its Silver Baton, and he holds the Honorary Degree of Doctor from Coe College and a Doctor of Humane Letters from DePaul University. In 1984 he was the woodwind judge for the finals of the Canadian National Competitive Festival of Music. He has received the Award of Merit from the Federation of State High School Music Associations and received the Distinguished Service Award from the Missouri State High School Activities Association.
On December 20, 2008, Voxman received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Iowa.[5]
On July 1, 2009, he was inducted into the Fine Arts category of the National Federation of State High School Associations' National High School Hall of Fame.[6][7]
He died in 2011 in Iowa City, Iowa.[2]

Family

Voxman was born in 1912 to Jewish Ukrainian parents, Morris Voxman (b. 1879 Chernigov, Ukraine; d. 1912 Centerville, Iowa) and Mollie Voxman (b. 1878 Kiev, Ukraine; d. 1943 Chicago), née Tzipanuk, three years after they immigrated to the United States. Until Himie was in high school, spellings of the surname varied among family members: Vocksman, Vakcman, and Vaksman.[8][3]


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Bison Smith, American professional wrestler, heart complications, died he was 38.


Mark Smith[4] was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Bison Smith. He best known for his appearances with Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan; and World Wrestling Council and International Wrestling Association in Puerto Rico died he was 38..[6] In January 2009, he joined the American promotion Ring of Honor.[2]
After being trained by Donovan Morgan and Michael Modest, Smith began wrestling on the independent circuit. He began competing for the International Wrestling Association in Puerto Rico in 2003, and has held the IWA World Heavyweight Championship on two occasions, the IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship once, and the IWA Hardcore Championship one time. He also wrestled for Pro Wrestling Noah, and on May 23, 2008, he won the GHC Tag Team Championship with Akitoshi Saito and again on April 14, 2010, with Keith Walker. He also won the Global Tag League tournament with Saito in 2008. In January 2009, he debuted for Ring of Honor, where he was pushed as "unstoppable", before he joined Prince Nana's Embassy faction.

(September 24, 1973 – November 22, 2011) 

Early life and career

Smith was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. He began weightlifting at the age of 13.[1] Smith played American football at the University of Colorado, where he was an offensive lineman.[4] After his final year at college, Smith worked as a furniture mover.[1] Smith later moved to California.[1]

Career

Training and early career

Following his move to California, Smith trained at the All Pro Wrestling promotion under Donovan Morgan and Mike Modest.[1] He debuted in 1998.[1]

Independent and Japanese promotions

Smith toured in Japan first in July 2001.[1] On June 7, 2003, Smith won the Pro Wrestling IRON Heavyweight Championship, by defeating Bart Blaxson, and held the title for nearly two years before he dropped it on April 28, 2005 to California wrestler Malachi.[3] He competed for the International Wrestling Association (IWA) in Puerto Rico, where, on November 1, 2003, he defeated Glamour Boy Shane to win the IWA World Heavyweight Championship, which he held for over a month, before losing it back to Glamour Boy Shane.[3] On July 16, 2004, he defeated Slash Venom to win the vacant IWA Hardcore Championship.[3] He lost it later that month to Chet Jablonski.[3] On September 25, 2004, Smith won the New Breed Wrestling Association's top championship, the NBWA Championship, when he and Morgan defeated B.J. Whitmer and ODB in a tag team match, where the person who won the pin, won the Championship.[4] He competed sporadically for the next few months, and won the IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship from Glamour Boy Shane on November 20, 2005.[3] He held the Championship for over a year, before losing it to Slash Venom on December 12, 2005 in a steel cage match.[3]
He began competing for the Japanese promotion, Pro Wrestling Noah, in 2005, where he competed mainly in tag team matches.[4] He made his Pro Wrestling Noah debut on May 29, 2005, where he, Akitoshi Saito, and Takashi Sugiura defeated Akira Taue, Takuma Sano, and Jun Izumida.[7] In his next appearance two days later, Smith and Low Ki were defeated by KENTA and Kenta Kobashi.[8] He teamed with fellow Americans, and his trainers, Michael Modest and Donovan Morgan in June to defeat Takeshi Rikio, Mohammed Yone, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru, which was followed by a defeat for his team, also including Akitoshi Saito and Masao Inoue, to Mitsuharu Misawa, Akira Taue, and Jun Izumida.[9][10] Smith didn't appear again in Pro Wrestling Noah until he went on a tour with them in November 2005, where he usually teamed up with fellow "gaijins", or foreigners, most commonly Low Ki.[11][12][13] He also teamed with Nigel McGuinness, Doug Williams and Scorpio on various occasions throughout November and December 2005.[14][15][16]
At the start of 2006, Smith returned to the United States, where he began competing for New Wrestling Superstars.[4] In August 2006, Smith began regularly wrestling for Fusion Pro Wrestling.[4] He also wrestled for the American Wrestling Federation (AWF), and on November 11, 2006, he won the AWF Heavyweight Championship by defeating Steve Gatorwolf.[4] In July 2007, he returned to the IWA in Puerto Rico, where he won the IWA World Heavyweight title for the second time by defeating Chicano on July 15.[3] He later lost the Championship to Blitz on September 30, 2007.[3] In October 2007, while touring Japan with Pro Wrestling Noah, he suffered a broken breastbone.[4] In 2008, he returned to Pro Wrestling Noah, and, with Akitoshi Saito, won the GHC Tag Team Championship on May 23, by defeating Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura.[3] Smith and Saito also won the Global Tag League 2008.[3] On April 14, 2010, Smith teamed up with Keith Walker to win the GHC Tag Team Championship from Takeshi Rikioh and Muhammad Yone.[17] On August 31, however, Walker's father died. Walker later chose not to immediately return to Japan, and on September 10 both Smith and Walker were stripped of the GHC Tag Team Championship. On January 15, 2011, Smith unsuccessfully challenged Takashi Sugiura for the GHC Heavyweight Championship.

Ring of Honor

Smith made his Ring of Honor (ROH) debut at Full Circle on January 16, 2009 in Manassas, Virginia by interrupting a match between Rhett Titus and Sean Denny, and attacking both men.[18] The next night at Injustice II, Smith interrupted a match between Grizzly Redwood and Chris Escobar, and attacked both men.[19] At the Caged Collision pay-per-view, which was taped on January 31, Smith attacked Bryan Danielson, during a number one contender's match, powerbombing him on the floor and giving him a concussion. Smith made his in-ring debut on February 6, at Proving Ground 2009 Night One. He quickly defeated Sal Rinauro gaining the victory with the Skull Vise Slam.[20] The next night at Proving Ground Night Two, Smith gained his second victory, defeating John Kermon.[21] On the March 4 edition of the ROH Video Wire, it was revealed that Prince Nana, a manager who had just recently returned to ROH, was controlling Smith.[22] Smith had his first loss in ROH on March 13 at Stylin' and Profilin', when he lost to Danielson by countout.[23] Smith made his debut in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City in a losing effort teaming with the returning Jimmy Rave against Bryan Danielson and the returning Colt Cabana on March 21.[24] Smith, with Rave and Ernie Osiris, then joined the newly reformed Embassy faction, led by Prince Nana.

Death

Smith died November 22, 2011 in Puerto Rico due to heart complications.[5] Smith was in Puerto Rico because he was due to fight Eddie Colon the same week during World Wrestling Council's Crossfire show. The event started with a tribute to Smith by Willie Urbina with the WWC roster in the arena.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • New Breed Wrestling Association
    • NBWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4]
  • Pro Wrestling IRON
    • PWI Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[3]


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Kristian Schultze, German musician, died he was 66.

Kristian Schultze was one half of the German New Age band Cusco.[1] Schultze partnered with Michael Holm and the two produced numerous New Age albums died he was 66.. The two met in late 1970s where they discovered they shared a similar interest in pre-colonial America. Schultze has also released a number of solo albums.

(21 January 1945 – 22 November 2011)

Biography

Kristian Schultze was the son of Norbert Schultze — the composer of "Lili Marleen" — and Iwa Wanja, a famous actress and singer in her time.
He grew up in Hamburg, Rio de Janeiro and Berlin, and got his musical education at Konservatorium and Musikhochschule Berlin, Wiener Akademie and Jazzschool Graz. He moved to Munich in 1968 where he worked as composer, arranger, producer and musician for various artists, for movies, television and theater.
As a keyboard player, he joined the group Passport of Klaus Doldinger in 1973 and recorded the albums "Looking Thru", "Cross Collateral", "Infinity Machine" and "Iguacu" with them. They undertook tours of Asia, United States, Australia and Brazil and Germany. In 1977, he left the band and played in the group "Snowball" with Curt Cress (drums), Dave King (bass guitar) and Roy Albrighton, the former lead singer with NEKTAR.
In 1979, Kristian and Michael Holm started the studio project "Cusco". They produced 22 albums and semi-albums, and consistently charted near the top of the New Age charts.
In 1985, he and his wife Birgid moved to the Bavarian countryside, where they rented a house in a small village facing the Bavarian alps. He built his second D.I. studio in that house and continued to work as composer, arranger, sound designer and keyboard-soloist for dozens of national and international artists. From 1986, Kristian studied computer theory, learned some computer languages, and became a beta tester for software companies in Germany. Some of his ideas made their way into major studio programs like Notator. From 1988, Kristian practiced meditation techniques, and from 1990 until 1993 he was a student in breath therapy (HAKOMI method). Through the inspiration of his wife, who during the years has become a healing specialist, Kristian tried to integrate his experiences into his compositions.
His last two solo albums, "Colours of Inner Peace" and "Born to Breathe", both released 1996 under the GIB label, give examples of this new way of music writing, and his constant work with Michael Holm and Cusco also reflect some of these compositional developments.


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Hans Reichel, German guitarist, inventor of the daxophone, died he was 62.

Hans Reichel was a German improvisational guitarist, experimental luthier, inventor, and type designer died he was 62..[2]

(May 10, 1949 – November 22, 2011)[1] 


Career

Reichel was born in Hagen, Germany. He began to teach himself violin at age 7, playing in the school orchestra until age 15. Around age 15, he began to play guitar and became interested in rock music, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and later, Frank Zappa, Cream, and Jimi Hendrix. Reichel played in various groups before giving up music for a time while studying graphic design and working as a typesetter.
He came back to music in the early 1970s, when he recorded a tape of guitar music. This recording was sent to the jury of the German Jazz Festival in Frankfurt, where he was asked to appear in a special concert for newcomers. Discussions with Jost Gebers, the founder of Free Music Production (FMP), led to release of Reichel's music on the label, his first release being Wichlinghauser Blues in 1973.
The majority of Reichel's body of work consists of solo recordings, along with performances in smaller group settings. He recorded duets with a wide variety of musicians, including accordionist Rüdiger Carl, cellist Tom Cora, percussionist EROC, and a number of guitarists including Kazuhisa Uchihashi and Fred Frith. Reichel was also a member of the September Band (along with vocalist Shelley Hirsch, Rüdiger Carl, and drummer Paul Lovens), and also performed with larger ensembles led by the likes of saxophonist Thomas Borgmann and Butch Morris, an avante-garde conductor.
Due to the limited distribution of FMP, Reichel's music has never much been heard, especially in the United States. Smaller, independent labels such as Rastascan, Table of the Elements, and Intakt have issued some of his recordings in North America. Despite this limited exposure, Reichel was featured in Bart Hopkin's Gravikords, Whirlies & Pyrophones, a book and CD released in 1996, devoted to experimental musical instruments. He was also named among the "30 Most Radical Guitarists" in a 1997 issue of Guitar Player magazine.
Hans Reichel died in Wuppertal, aged 62, in November 2011.[3]

Invented instruments

Reichel constructed and built several variations of guitars and basses, most of them featuring multiple fretboards and unique positioning of pickups and 3rd bridges. The resulting sounds exceeded the range of conventional tuning and added unusual effects, from odd overtones to metallic noises, to his play.

A variety of daxophone tongues
His Daxophone is a single wooden blade fixed in a block containing a contact microphone, which is played mostly with a bow.

Partial discography

  • Wichlinghauser Blues (1973, FMP 0150)
  • Old Tune/Heimkehr der Holzböcke (1974, FMP S 5)
  • Bonobo (1975, FMP 0280)
  • Guitar Solos 2 (1976, Caroline Records C 1518. Three solos on compilation LP.)
  • For Example (1976, FMP R123. Solo track on commemorative/compilation 3LP set.)
  • Erdmännchen (1977, FMP 0400. Duo with Achim Knispel.)
  • Buben (1978, FMP 0530. Duo with Rüdiger Carl.)
  • Sven-Åke Johansson mit dem NMUI im SO 36 '79 (1979, FMP S17)
  • Sven-Åke Johansson mit dem NMUI im SO 36 '79 (1979, Olof Bright OBCD10/GROB650. Full version of concert previously released on FMP S17.)
  • The Death of the Rare Bird Ymir (1979, FMP 0640/FMP CD 54)
  • Bonobo Beach (1981, FMP 0830/FMP CD 54)
  • Bergisch-Brandenburgisches Quartett (1982, Amiga 856031. With Johansson/Carl/Petrowsky.)
  • Duet Improvisation (1985, Vand'Oeuvre 8501. With Keith Tippett.)
  • Kino: studio opera with EROC (1986, Teldec Import Service TIS 66.23921. Re-issued on CD in 1997.)
  • The Dawn of Dachsman' (1987, FMP CD 60)
  • Coco Bolo Nights (1988, FMP CD 10)
  • Angel Carver (1988, FMP CD 15. Duo with Tom Cora.)
  • Live at the Knitting Factory, Volume One (1988/9, Enemy EMY111. One track in duo with Tom Cora.)
  • Dix improvisations (1989, Victo CD 09. Two tracks on a compilation CD.)
  • X-Communication (1990, FMP CD 33)
  • Show-down (1990, Intakt CD 023. Duo with Wädi Gysi.)
  • Stop complaining/Sundown (1990/1991, FMP CD 36. Duos with Fred Frith and Kazuhisa Uchihashi.)
  • Mini-suite: [untitled] (1991, Rastascan BRD 010. One track on compilation CD.)
  • Shanghaied on Tor Road: The World's 1st Operetta Performed on Nothing but the Daxophone (1992, FMP CD 46)
  • Hans Reichel (1993, Table of the Elements Beryllium, 7" Vinyl)
  • Variations on Jay (1993, Table of the Elements Oxygen, 7" Vinyl)
  • AngelicA 93 (1993, CAICAI 004. Solo plus other combinations, including an appearance by the 'All Daxophone Band'.)
  • Kumunguitar (1993, ¿What Next? WN0012. Duo with Jin Hi Kim.)
  • Conduction 28/Conduction 31 (1993, New World Records 80484. Lawrence D. 'Butch' Morris.)
  • Conduction 31/Conduction 35/Conduction 36 (1993, New World Records 80485. Lawrence D. 'Butch' Morris.)
  • Lower Lurum (1993/1994, Rastascan BRD 016)
  • Le bal (1994, Ellipsis Arts)
  • Buben...plus (1994, FMP CD 78. New duos with Rüdiger Carl, released with older material.)
  • The Vandoeuvre Concert (1994, FMP CD 72. As part of the September Band: Carl/Hirsch/Lovens/Reichel.)
  • Looking at Flees with Henry Geldzahler (1994, FMP MJ 01. September Band one track on compilation.)
  • Thomas Borgmann's Orkestra Kith 'n Kin (1995, Cadence Jazz Records CJR 1081.)
  • Book/Virtual COWWS (1978–1996, FMP OWN90007/9. Various tracks on Rüdiger Carl compilation.)
  • Hans Reichel/Rüdiger Carl (1997, Hurta Cordel 97)
  • The Return of Onkel Boskop (1983/1997, Repertoire REP 4688-WY. Duo with Eroc.)
  • King Pawns (1997, Zen-006. Duo with Kazuhisa Uchihashi.)
  • Festival Beyond Innocence: 2 1997–1998 (1997, Innocent Records FBI 103. Two solos + trio track on compilation CD.)
  • Cue sheets II (2000, Tzadik 7513. Steve Beresford; one track features Reichel.)
  • Total Music Meeting 2001: Audiology — 11 groups live in Berlin (2001, A/L/L 002. One track by Manuela on this compilation CD.)
  • Yuxo: A New Daxophone Operetta (2002, A/L/L 003)

Typefaces

Hans Reichel designed a few typefaces, among them one of today’s most popular type designs in advertising and in marketing (FF Dax).
  • 1983 Barmeno BQ
  • 1995-2000 FF Dax
  • 1996 FF Schmalhans
  • 1999 FF Sari
  • 2001 FF Routes
  • 2004 FF Dax Compact
  • 2005 FF Daxline


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Frank Pyke, Australian footballer, sports scientist, academic and sports administrator, died he was 69.

Frank Sherman Pyke was an Australian sports scientist, educator, author, Australian rules footballer and sports administrator died he was 69.. He played 130 games for Perth in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) and two interstate matches for Western Australia, and later served as a professor at a number of universities in Australia, Canada and the United States. He also served as the inaugural executive director of the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS), where he pioneered the Athlete Career and Education (ACE) program.

(1 December 1941 – 22 November 2011)

Career

Early life and football career

Born in Perth, Western Australia, on 1 December 1941, Pyke played schoolboy cricket and football and was also a noted athlete, winning state championships in running, long jump and high jump. He represented Western Australia at the 1956 National Schoolboys' Championships held in Launceston. He made his debut for Armadale in the South Suburban Football League at the age of 15. Falling into the Perth Football Club's recruitment zone, Pyke made his senior debut for the club in round one of the 1959 season, at the age of 17. Playing originally as a half-forward flanker, and later as an onballer, Pyke became a regular in the Perth side, and finished third in the Sandover Medal in 1962 and second in 1963, behind Ray Sorrell.[1] He played in the club's 1966 premiership win over Subiaco, playing as a loose man in defence during part of the game. Pyke also opened the bowling for the Perth Cricket Club in the WACA district cricket competition. Outside of sports, he worked as a physical education teacher at Belmont Senior High School.[2]

Education career

In December 1966, Pyke left Perth with his wife, Janet, to study sports science at Indiana University. He graduated with a Ph.D. in exercise physiology and human performance, and later taught at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1] Pyke returned to Western Australia in 1972, where he accepted a position as a lecturer in the Department of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Western Australia (UWA), and resumed his football career with Perth. While at UWA he was involved with the rehabilitation of fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who Pyke had previously taught at Belmont Senior High School. He is credited by some with "saving [Lillee]'s cricket career" and "[giving Lillee] back his fire".[3]
Pyke later served as the inaugural Head of the Centre for Sports Studies at the University of Canberra, Head of the Department of Human Movement and Sports Science at the University of Wollongong and Professor and Head of the Department of Human Movement Studies at the University of Queensland. He also held adjunct professor status at Deakin University, the University of Ballarat and UWA. Pyke was appointed the inaugural Executive Director of the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) in 1990, a position which he held until 2006. During his tenure at the VIS, he developed a number of programs, including the Athlete Career and Education (ACE), which has been credited as "the program nationally for elite athletes".[4] He was awarded an Australian Sports Medal in 2000, life membership of the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation in 2002 and was made a member of the Sports Australia Hall of Fame in 2003.[5] He was awarded the 2010 Mobley International Distinguished Alumni Award by Indiana University.[6] Pyke was diagnosed with motor neurone disease midway through 2011, and died in November 2011.[2][7]

Personal life

Pyke had three children with his wife Janet: Stephen, James, who played football for Glenelg and cricket for South Australia, and Don Pyke, who played football for Claremont and the West Coast Eagles.[1]

Publications

Pyke has authored, co-authored and edited a number of books and articles, mainly on sports science and medicine:[8]

Books

  1. Football: the scientific way (1975; with Ross Smith)
  2. The grid system for skill practice in Australian football (1977; with Lawrence Woodman)
  3. Running man: a multidisciplinary introduction to physical education (1977; as co-editor with Geoffrey Watson)
  4. Focus on running : an introduction to human movement (1978; as co-editor with Geoffrey Watson)
  5. Physiological considerations during exercise in hot climates (1981)
  6. Towards better coaching: the art and science of sports coaching (1981; as editor)
  7. Sport in the heat (1985)
  8. Training for sports and fitness (1990; with Brent Rushall)
  9. Better coaching: advanced coach's manual (1991; as editor)
  10. Gold rush: a decade of success (2000)
  11. Champions in sport and life: the Victorian Institute of Sport, 1990–2005 (2006)
  12. Champions in sport and life: and the companies that make it happen (2006)
  13. Cutting edge cricket (2010; with Ken Davis)
  14. Going for gold: champions from the West (2010)

Articles


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Dorothy Morris, American actress, died she was 89.

Dorothy Morris was an American film and television actress known for her "girl next door" persona died she was 89..

(February 23, 1922 – November 20, 2011) 

Early life

Morris was born Dorothy Ruth Morris and raised in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of a Methodist minister. She was the younger sister of Caren Marsh Doll, who later became a dancer and stand-in for Judy Garland. Morris studied acting under famed drama teacher Maria Ouspenskaya. She did a screen test for the female lead in The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942), but lost to Donna Reed.

Career

Appering in bit parts in several of the studio's more successful films, Morris was signed to an MGM contract in 1942. For one of her early film roles, Cry 'Havoc' (1943), she affected a British accent. Her next picture was the well-received drama The Human Comedy, which featured a star cast, headed by Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig and Marsha Hunt. Moris' role was Mary Arena; the girlfriend of Van Johnson's character. The highlight of her career, however, came in 1945 when she starred as the doomed Ingeborg Jensen in Our Vines Have Tender Grapes. Other screen roles included Someone to Remember (1943), Pilot No. 5 (1943), Rationing (1944) and None Shall Escape (1944).
Morris is often remembered for her featured appearances in MGM short subjects. She appeared in several of the studio's short films including the Pete Smith Specialties, The Passing Parade, and Crime Does Not Pay series. The Crime short turned out so well that MGM expanded it into a full-length feature, Main Street After Dark in 1945. (Morris reminisces about her short-subjects experience in the Turner Classic Movies documentary Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story, first broadcast in 2002.)

Later career

After she married in 1946, she took a hiatus from movie making. In the late 1950s, she made guest appearances on television series such as The Untouchables, The Donna Reed Show, Rawhide, Casey Jones, and Wagon Train. She made one film appearance during the 1950s in Macabre (1958). Her last film role to date was in William Castle's Seconds (1966) starring Rock Hudson. Her last television appearance was in a 1971 episode of Marcus Welby, M.D..

Personal life

Morris was married twice. Her first marriage was to math professor Marvin Moffie in 1946. They had two children. The marriage ended in divorce in 1966. Her second marriage was to church minister Roger E. Miller in 1969, but their union was short-lived and ended in a 1972 divorce.

Death

Morris resided in Palm Springs, California until her death on November 20, 2011 at the age of 89.

Filmography



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Dickey Betts died he was 80

Early Career Forrest Richard Betts was also known as Dickey Betts Betts collaborated with  Duane Allman , introducing melodic twin guitar ha...