<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Alma Muller (m . 1914) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> George Morgan (1916--2003) </Td> </Tr> <P> Frank Morgan (born Francis Phillip Wuppermann; June 1, 1890--September 18, 1949) was an American character actor . His film career spanned four decades, most of it as a contract player for Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer . He is best known for playing the title character and several other smaller parts in The Wizard of Oz (1939). </P> <P> Morgan was born Francis Phillip Wuppermann in New York City, to Josephine Wright (née Hancox) and George Diogracia Wupperman . He was the youngest of six boys and five girls . The elder Mr. Wuppermann was born in Venezuela, but was brought up in Hamburg, Germany and was of German and Spanish ancestry . His mother was born in the United States, of English ancestry . The family earned its wealth distributing Angostura bitters, allowing Wuppermann to attend Cornell University where he joined Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and the Glee Club . He then followed his older brother Ralph Morgan into show business, first on the Broadway stage and then into motion pictures . </P>

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