Famous People with Name Morton

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.

Morton Goldberg            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morton Goldberg: nicknamed "Boston Shorty", was an American professional pool player. Born in Rochester, New York Goldberg beat such famous pool players as Minnesota Fats, Irving Crane, and Willie Mosconi. Standing only five feet two inches, Goldberg overcame his lack of

John Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Morton: is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He played collegiately for Seton Hall University from 1985 to 1989. Picked in the first round of the 1989 NBA Draft, the 6'3" 180 lb guard played for only three seasons (1990–1992) for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat averaging 4.8, 1.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists.

Richard Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Morton: is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'3" 190 lb guard, and played college basketball at California State University, Fullerton and had a brief stint in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers.Morton played two games with the Pacers during the 1988-89 NBA season, registering six total points on 3-of-4 shooting.

Larry Craig Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Larry Craig Morton: was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, and the Denver Broncos. Morton played college football at University of California, Berkeley.

Richard Wendell "Ricky" Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Wendell "Ricky" Morton: is an American professional wrestler who has worked for such wrestling organizations as Jim Crockett Promotions, the American Wrestling Association, Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wr

Marcus Morton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Marcus Morton: was a lawyer, jurist, and politician from Taunton, Massachusetts. He represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and served two terms as 16th and 18th Governor of Massachusetts, as well as a portion of an unexpired term in 1825