Lewis Morrison (September 4, 1844 – August 18, 1906) was a Jamaican-born American

stage actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and theatrical manager, born Moritz (or Morris) W. Morris. He was best known for his portrayal of

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in his own production of ''

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'', which he performed from 1885 to 1906. He was the father of actress Adrienne Morrison, and grandfather of

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, Barbara and

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Personal life

Morrison was married first to American actress Rose Wood. He was the father of actresses Rosabel Morrison and Adrienne Morrison; grandfather of actresses

, Barbara and

; and great-grandfather of television talk show host Morton Downey Jr. Morrison and Rose Wood were divorced in 1890. He married the much younger stage actress Florence Roberts in 1892.

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(NY Public library, Billy Rose collection) 1844 births 1906 deaths 19th-century Jamaican people Jamaican emigrants to the United States 19th-century American male actors American male stage actors Jewish American male actors 19th-century American Jews Jews from Louisiana Jews from New York (state) Jamaican people of Jewish descent {{US-theat-actor-1840s-stub