May 15, 2023
Eddie Morton, The Singing Cop at 150
Born 150 years ago, singer and comedian Eddie Morton (Edward Farren Morton, 1870-1938). Morton was a second generation performer, the son of C.H. Morton, who had been in the original production of The Black Crook. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Morton worked for the city’s police department until about 1905. Shortly after that, he went into show business, specializing in singing comic songs in…
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