Famous People with Name Morton

Morton Gould            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morton Gould: was an American pianist, composer, conductor, and arranger.During the Depression, Gould, while a teenager, worked in New York City playing piano in movie theaters, as well as with vaudeville acts. When Radio City Music Hall opened, Gould was hired as the staff pianist. By 1935, he was conducting and arranging orchestral programs for New York's WOR radio station, where he reached a national audience via the Mutual Broadcasting System, combining popular programming with classical music.

Morton Lyon Sahl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morton Lyon Sahl: is an American[citation needed] comedian and actor. He is credited with pioneering a style of stand-up comedy that paved the way for Lenny Bruce, Nichols and May and Dick Gregory. He also wrote jokes for some speeches given by John F. Kennedy. He is currently a visiting professor at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California.

Morton Downey, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morton Downey, Jr.: was a controversial and influential American television talk show host of the 1980s who pioneered the "trash TV" format.In the 1980s, Downey was working as a talk show host at KFBK-AM in Sacramento, California,[1] where he established his abrasive and much imitated right wing, populist style, relentlessly deriding anyone who disagreed with him or had a liberal point of view. Downey's success, coupled with the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine, laid the groundwork for more aggressive, opinion-based talk radio. His work led to the "trash talk" genre of Jerry Springer, Maury Povich, Ricki Lake and many more. His fight with fellow radio talk show host Wally George (with each charging that the other was not conservative) on George's talk show led to police tackling Downey to the ground.[2] The man who succeeded Downey at KFBK was Rush Limbaugh.

Morton Estrin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morton Estrin: was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1923. His career began in 1949 with a well-received recital at Town Hall. He studied with the noted teacher Vera Maurina-Press and others.Estrin is well-known for making the first-ever recording of Alexander Scriabin's complete opus 8 Etudes, which he re-recorded in 1991. Both recordings contain many of the hallmarks of Estrin's style - a robust tone, formidable technique, and an unusually large and sophisticated tonal palette.

Morton Patrick Traylor            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morton Patrick Traylor: was an American fine artist, designer, serigrapher and founder of the Virginia Art Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia.Morton Traylor lived in Los Angeles most of his life. After graduating from Eagle Rock High School, he entered Los Angeles City College, where his formal art training began. He then attended the Chouinard Art Institute for two years, holding scholarships won in competition. While at Chouinard, Traylor was introduced to Rico Lebrun, who taught life drawing.

Jackson Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jackson Morton: was an antebellum United States Senator from Florida and then a member of the Congress of the Confederate States during the American Civil War. In 1836, Morton became a member of the Florida Territorial Legislative Council and served as its president in 1

Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton: was a U.S. Republican Party politician from Indiana. He served as the 14th Governor of Indiana during the American Civil War, and was a stalwart ally of President Abraham Lincoln. During the war, Morton suppressed the Democratic-controlled Indiana General

Thruston Ballard Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thruston Ballard Morton: was a Republican, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was born in Louisville and received a B.A. with the Yale Class of 1929. Morton won his seat in the House by defeating incumbent Democrat

Frederick Lee Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frederick Lee Morton: known commonly as Ted Morton, is a Canadian politician and Minister of Energy for the Province of Alberta. As a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta he represents the constituency of Foothills-Rocky View as a Progressive Conservative. He was a candidate for the leadership of the PC Party in its 2011 leadership election.

Murray Douglas Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Douglas Morton: was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, becoming a barrister and lawyer in his career. He was first elected at the Davenport riding in the 1957 general election defeating Paul Hellyer. Morton was re-elected for a second term at Davenport in the 1958 election, but defeated in the 1962 election by Walter L. Gordon.