J p morgan biography actress gong show

PERSONAL

Original name, Mary Margaret Morgan; born December 3, 1931, in Mancos, CO; sister of Bob Morgan, Charlie Morgan, Dick Morgan, and Duke Morgan (all singers).

Career:

Actress.

Began performing at the age of three with the family vaudeville act, The Morgan Family; sang with Hank Penny, c. late 1940s, and the Frank De Vol Orchestra, 1950-53; toured the United States with her nightclub act, 1955.

Awards, Honors:

Voted best female singer of 1954, Down Beat magazine; Cash Box magazine award, best female vocalist, 1955; named best new female vocalist, Record Whirl magazine.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(With The Morgan Family) Stars Over Broadway, Warner Bros., 1935.

Singer, Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (short), Universal, 1953.

Magda, The All-American Boy, Warner Bros., 1973.

Stop-It nurse, Loose Shoes (also known as Coming Attractions and Quackers), National American Films, 1980.

Herself, The Gong Show Movie, Universal, 1980.