Morris, Greg
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 27 September 1933 at 05:55 (= 05:55 AM ) | ||
| Place | Cleveland OH, USA, 41n30, 81w42 | ||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   03°53'   14°28 Asc. 28°17'
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Biography
American actor, star of "Mission Impossible" TV series 1966-73 and "Vega$," 1979-81. Born in poverty, he was the son of a single parents, a mom who worked as a maid. He graduated from high school in 1952 and served three years in the U.S. Army. After taking drama at the University of Iowa, he moved to Seattle, then Long Beach, where a talent scout spotted him in a local production of "Raison in the Sun." Morris became a B-movie regular until his big break on "Mission Impossible."
He had a serious car accident in 1981 with injuries so severe that he had his face rebuilt with extensive surgery. In 1990 he had a small cancerous tumor removed from his lung. When he collapsed 10/21/1991, a tumor was found in his brain. After radiation there was no recurrence. A former alcoholic, he had been dry from that time.
Morris ended a 38-year-marriage in July 1995. He and his wife had grown apart, but a close family, they remain friends: three kids.
Morris died of natural causes 8/27/1996 in his home in Las Vegas, NV.
Events
- Work : Begin Major Project 1966 (Began Mission Impossible, seven years)
- Work : Begin Major Project 1979 (Began Vega$ two years)
- Health : Accident (Non-fatal) 1981 (Serious car accident)
- Health : Change in Appearance 1981 (Had face rebuilt after the car accident)
- Health : Acute illness 1990 (Lung cancer, survived)
- Health : Acute illness 21 October 1991 (Brain cancer, survived)
- Relationship : Divorce dates July 1995 (Divorce from 38 year marriage)
- Other Death 27 August 1996 (Natural causes, age 52)
Source Notes
B.C. in hand, Frank C. Clifford
Categories
- Lifestyle : Financial : Rags to riches
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Accident/Injury (Car, badly injured)
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Alcohol (Rehab)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer (Lung, brain)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Surgery (Face rebuilt after the accident)
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs (38 years, divorced)
- Vocation : Military : Military service (Three years service)
- Traits : Body : Race (Black)
- Notable : Book Collection : Occult/ Misc. Collection
