Harry T. Morey

Harry T. Morey
Morey in 1923
Born	Harry Temple Morey (1873-09-21)September 21, 1873 Charlotte, Michigan, U.S.
Died	January 24, 1936(1936-01-24) (aged 62) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1890–1935

Harry Temple Morey (August 21, 1873 – January 24, 1936) was an American stage and motion picture actor who appeared in nearly 200 films during his career.

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Biography

Born in Charlotte, Michigan, Morey had two brothers. Their mother was Addie C. Morey. He attended the University of Michigan, where he had his first acting experience. It stirred his interest enough that he went to New York to pursue a career in acting.^[1]

Morey began acting career on the stage.^[2] He performed at the Broadway Theatre with the Francis Wilson Opera Company in 1889, singing in addition to his dramatic roles.^[1]

In 1909, Morey joined the Vitagraph Film Company, making him a member the original Vitagraph stock company of actors.^[2] He had his first substantial film role in 1910, opposite actors Maurice Costello and Earle Williams in the Van Dyke Brooke-directed dramatic short Capital vs. Labor. He would spend the early 1910s appearing opposite such popular actors of the era as John Bunny, Flora Finch, Julia Swayne Gordon, Florence Turner, Edith Storey and William Shea.

Morey would make his final film appearance in the 1934 Ralph Staub-directed comedy short Very Close Veins opposite actors Ben Blue and Shemp Howard.

Morey died of a pulmonary abscess in St. John's Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, in 1936, aged 63.^[1]