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Sheridan Morley

Overview

  • Born
    December 5, 1941 · Ascot, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    February 16, 2007 · Wargrave, Berkshire, England, UK (heart attack)
  • Birth name
    Sheridan Robert Morley

Mini bio

  • Sheridan Morley was born on December 5, 1941 in Ascot, Berkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Leading Man (1996), The Punch Review (1975) and Judge John Deed (2001). He was married to Ruth Leon and Margaret Gudejko. He died on February 16, 2007 in Wargrave, Berkshire, England, UK.

Family

  • Spouses
      Ruth Leon(1992 - February 16, 2007) (his death)
      Margaret Gudejko(1965 - 1990) (divorced, 3 children)
  • Parents
      Robert Morley
  • Relatives
      Gladys Cooper(Grandparent)
      Wilton Morley(Sibling)
      Annabel Morley(Sibling)

Trivia

  • He and his first wife, Margaret Gudejko, never collaborated on any books, but both wrote separate biographies of his father, Robert Morley. (His was written after Robert Morley's death).
  • Son of Robert Morley.
  • Married Ruth Leon in 1995 and co-authored biographies of Gene Kelly, Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe with her. He also wrote a 1993 memoir of his father Robert Morley and wrote his own memoir, "Asking for Trouble" in 2002.
  • Born in England but spent much of his childhood in California where his father worked in films.
  • Author of a number of film biographies including ones for Noël Coward, Gertrude Lawrence, John Gielgud, Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Dirk Bogarde, Ginger Rogers, Ingrid Bergman, Oscar Wilde, David Niven and grandmother Gladys Cooper.

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