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Later became an astute businessman, with extensive business holdings.

During the 1940's, for six consecutive years, Mr. Morgan received more fan mail than any other star (male or female) at Warner Brothers.

Kristin Morgan, Dennis' daughter, appeared with him in My Wild Irish Rose (1947). She was 8 years old at the time.

Was a pallbearer at the funeral of Jack Carson, one of his closest friends.

First under contract to MGM, he subsequently moved to Paramount and then Warner Bros., where he became one of the top movie singers.

Received his big musical film break singing "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" in Der große Ziegfeld (1936). His voice, however, was dubbed by Allan Jones.

Sang "Home is the Sailor" at friend Errol Flynn's funeral (October 1959).

During the 1940's, Mr. Morgan was the highest paid actor at Warner Brothers.

In 1960, he became the first celebrity narrator of the Disneyland Candlelight Processional, an annual Christmas tradition that continues to this day at Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida.

One of Mr. Morgan's most popular films, "Christmas in Connecticut", was released in the British Isles under the rather odd title, "Indiscretion".

He and Jack Carson made 11 movies together: Wings for the Eagle (1942), The Hard Way (1943), Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943), Shine on Harvest Moon (1944), Hollywood-Kantine (1944), One More Tomorrow (1946), Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946), Der Himmel voller Geigen (1946), Always Together (1947), Two Guys from Texas (1948), and Ein tolles Gefühl (1949).

Attended Carroll College in Wisconsin and belonged to the college football team. Later studied voice at the Wisconsin Conservatory of music in Milwaukee and the American Conservatory in Chicago.

In 1943, was originally cast to play Rick Blaine in Casablanca (1942), but made Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) instead.

In May, 1945, Mr. Morgan received an "honorary Doctor of Fine Arts" from Carroll University (in Wisconsin), - the degree was the first of its kind, conferred by the university in its (then) 100 year history.

Traveled during his early days with an operatic company singing in productions of "Faust" and "Carmen".

His children are named Stanley Morner, Kristin Morgan and James Morner.

Appeared in high school plays and the glee club.

In her autobiography, Viveca Lindfors, the Swedish actress who worked with Dennis Morgan, described him as a "divine friend". She added that " he had a glorious voice and was a happy man!" (exclamation point was hers.).

At one point he was set to costar with Ann Sheridan in Serenade (1956) but the parts eventually went to Mario Lanza and Joan Fontaine.

Dennis Morgan starred in one Oscar winner for Best Picture, "The Great Ziegfeld," and one Oscar nominee for Best Picture, "Kitty Foyle.".