Biography

Morton Lowry was born Edward Morton Lowater in Lancashire, England, to parents Edward Morton Lowater (1888-1956) and Bithiah Holmes (1884-1968). He had one sister, Kathleen.

Morton Lowry began a career to pursue acting on the London Stage. He started his stage career using the name Edward Lowater and appeared in many revues in theaters such as the Alhambra, Astoria and Garrick. He was mostly credited as being part of the singing and dancing chorus line, according to sources at the V&A archives for stage performance held in their collection in London. He can be found credited in shows such as "Over the Page" in September 1933 and "The Drunkard" in November 1934. Nov 1934. In 1934 he married Diana Whalley, a short-lived marriage that ended on 1936.

In 1937, by now using the name Morton Lowry, his career began to take off. He embarked on a relationship with Barnato heiress and socialite Virginia Barnato. They married in 1938 and a child was born in 1939. This relationship dissolved around 1947. Morton went on to marry again in 1957, from which a child was born. This marriage dissolved when Morton went back to the states to try and rekindle his acting career, a move from which he did not return back to the UK.

Morton Lowry died indigent in San Francisco on November 26, 1987, at UCSF hospital of cardiac arrest. He was buried in Pleasant Hills cemetery.
- IMDb mini biography by: Michael Chrush additional Family, personal & theatre details added by Angela O'brien

His last two American made films, _The Verdict (1946)_, and _Calcutta (1947)_, were actually filmed in 1945, which marked the end of his USA career.

Not the same actor as Morton Lowry (II), with whom he has sometimes been confused.