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Gary Morton (born Morton Goldaper; December 19, 1924 – March 30, 1999) was an American stand-up comedian whose primary venues were hotels and resorts of the Borscht Belt in upstate New York. He was born in New York City, the son of Morris Goldaper and Rose Greenfeder Goldaper, and had a sister, Helen. [1] Later, he was a producer and studio ...
Apr 15, 2021 · Who was Lucille Ball's second husband? In 1960, after the final episode of Lucille and Desi's show The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour aired, Lucille filed for divorce. The following year, she met and married Gary Morton, a comedian who had done the circuits at various summer resorts in the Catskills.
Gary Morton was a Borscht Belt comedian who married Lucille Ball in 1961. He produced her TV shows and movies, and appeared in Lenny (1974) as Milton Berle.
Apr 1, 1999 · RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) -- Gary Morton, the Borscht Belt comic who married Lucille Ball and became her executive producer, has died. He was 74. Morton died Tuesday at Eisenhower Memorial Hospital, said John Caranci of Wiefels & Son Funeral Directors in Palm Springs.
Feb 22, 2018 · Lucille Ball, actress comedian, with husband Gary Morton. (Getty) Audiences across the country knew America’s favorite redhead was adored by Desi Arnaz – but long after “I Love Lucy” came to an...
Gary Morton was a comedian who worked the famed "Borscht Belt" of resorts in the Catskills Mountains. Never as talented nor as renowned as such fellow Borscht Belt comics like Milton Berle, whom he caricatured in one of his few film roles in Lenny (1974), Morton nonetheless was
Apr 1, 1999 · Gary Morton, stand-up comedian and producer for the post-”I Love Lucy” television shows starring his late wife, Lucille Ball, has died. He was 74. Morton, who was married to the legendary...
