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American opera singer and actress in films and theater from the 1930s through the 1950s. A professional pianist during her childhood, she practiced studying opera as a career in her adult years, performing in theatres across multiple states. Her first film role was in
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looking for an actress who could sing opera, which resulted in him recommending Morgan for the role. She signed a film contract with Fox at the end of 1940 for a role in
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said Morgan "roars lustily through her role as the pursuing wife", though had more "vigor than accuracy" when it came to replicating a New
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After her successful initial showing and ongoing roles in other films, Morgan moved to
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in 1941 and she would have a number of appearances in films in the decade after, prominently in roles that featured her singing operatic solos.
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to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Moulder, Morgan was performing piano by the age of 15 in professional orchestras in
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described her acting and role as "one of the toughest wimmin ever seen in these here parts".
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Television: Programs That Made the Transition, 1929–2021
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as Madame
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Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in
American Feature Films, 1911–1960
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AFI Catalog of Motion
Pictures Produced in the United States
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She was married to Fred Morgan and together they had a son.
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780:. Vol. 26. Musical Observer Company. 1927
971:"Town Square Star Wins Hollywood Screen Role"
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800:"Eula Morgan Makes Film Bow in Fox Feature"
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705:"St. Louis Mother Connects in Films"
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1197:"St. Louis' Own 'Christmas Carol'"
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1229:"Faye, Oakie, Payne in Roxy Film"
896:"New Comedy Opens Run At Belasco"
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1163:Zhito, Lee (October 23, 1948).
741:Wallace, Lucy (April 6, 1941).
1574:University of California Press
1358:University of California Press
864:"Visitor Leaves For Hollywood"
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412:The Great American Broadcast
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129:The Great American Broadcast
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519:(1947) as Phoebe Couvais
487:(1945) as Laura Meredith
415:(1941) as Madame Rinaldi
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567:as Opera Singer (1949)
556:Oh, You Beautiful Doll
524:The Trouble with Women
511:(1947) as Opera singer
452:The Song of Bernadette
444:Tonight We Raid Calais
431:(1942) as Mrs. Calhoun
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1105:"Looking At Bookings"
527:(1947) as Mrs. Pooler
479:(1945) as Olga Ashley
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484:Leave It to Blondie
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242:Lucia di Lammermoor
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1011:. November 3, 1939
1003:"In "Merry Widow""
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669:Tulsa Daily World
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