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American actress (born 1949)
Nancy Morgan
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Born
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1949-04-01
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April 1, 1949
(age 75)
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Occupation
| Actress
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Years active
| 1975?present
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Spouse
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(
m.
1977;
div.
1996)
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Children
| 3, including
Jason
and
Tyler
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Nancy Karen Morgan
(born April 1, 1949) is an American actress.
Early life
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Morgan is the daughter of Marjorie (nee Greenfield) and Samuel A. Morgan. Jr.
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She is a niece of
John "Red" Morgan
, who received the
Medal of Honor
for his actions during World War II in 1943, events later fictionalized in the movie
Twelve O'Clock High
.
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Career
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Morgan starred with
Ron Howard
in Howard's directorial debut
Grand Theft Auto
as well as starred with Italian film star
Terence Hill
in a feature film and European television series based on comic-strip hero
Lucky Luke
.
[2]
[3]
For many years Morgan and her husband
John Ritter
co-hosted the national
United Cerebral Palsy
Telethon
together.
[4]
They also co-starred in television movies
The Dreamer of Oz
and
Heartbeat
, and in the feature film
Americathon
.
[5]
Morgan also made a guest appearance in Ritter's television series
Hooperman
.
[6]
Personal life
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Morgan married actor
John Ritter
in 1977, and they had three children:
Jason
(b. 1980), Carly (b. 1982), and
Tyler
, (b. 1985).
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Ritter and Morgan divorced in 1996 after nineteen years of marriage.
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Filmography
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Film
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Television
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References
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"Samuel A.L. Morgan Jr"
.
The Los Angeles Times
. 18 January 2004
. Retrieved
16 December
2018
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O'Brien, Tom; Beachum, Chris (2018-05-28).
"Ron Howard movies: 15 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include 'Apollo 13,' 'Splash,' 'A Beautiful Mind'
"
.
GoldDerby
. Retrieved
2018-12-16
.
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Clendenen, Dustin (3 May 2018).
"The worst movies of the 1970s"
.
Lincoln Journal Star
. Retrieved
2018-12-16
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a
b
Gillies, Judith S. (1 December 2002).
"8 Simple Questions for John Ritter"
.
The Washington Post
. Retrieved
16 December
2018
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Slewinski, Christy (10 December 2012).
"1990: NBC Presents the Telefilm 'The Dreamer of Oz'
"
.
TV Worth Watching
. Retrieved
2018-12-16
.
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"Hooperman - Season Two DVD Review"
.
Sitcoms Online
. Retrieved
2018-12-16
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Miller, Bruce.
"Jason Ritter won't save the world (but he just might try)"
.
Sioux City Journal
. Retrieved
2018-12-16
.
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Dos Santos, Kristin (18 September 2014).
"Exactly 30 Years After Three's Company Went Off the Air, Tyler Ritter Is Following in His Dad's Footsteps"
.
E! Online
. Retrieved
2018-12-16
.
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Simonson, Robert (12 September 2003).
"John Ritter, of TV's 'Three's Company' and Broadway's Dinner Party, Dead at 54"
.
Playbill
. Retrieved
2018-12-16
.
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"John Ritter"
.
CBS News
. Page 5 of 17. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
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"John Ritter's Wrongful Death Trial to Begin"
.
PEOPLE.com
. Retrieved
2018-12-16
.
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Heldenfels, R.D. (14 September 2003).
"People had almost nothing bad to say about John Ritter"
.
Daily Herald
. Retrieved
2018-12-16
.
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