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Jay Morley

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Jay Morley
Morley, photographed by Witzel Studios
Born(1890-07-14)July 14, 1890
DiedNovember 9, 1976(1976-11-09) (aged 86)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active1913–1931, 1950–1951

Jay Morley (July 14, 1890 – November 9, 1976),[1] was an American actor, active in silent films.

Career

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Morley began his acting career in a traveling vaudeville act[2] and performed in dramas with stock theater companies for five years.[1] He had success in silent films, but retired at the beginning of the sound era to serve as sheriff of Malibu.[3] He returned to films and television in the early 1950s.[3]

Filmography

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The Woman Untamed (1920)
Fighting Fate (1921)

References

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  1. ^ a b Katchmer, George A. (September 22, 2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. pp. 269–270. ISBN 978-0-7864-4693-3. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Interesting Facts about the Clan that Acts". The Photo-Play Journal. October 1917. p. 26.
  3. ^ a b Wollstein, Hans J. "Jay Morley". AllMovie.
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