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Earl J. Morris (aka Earle J. Morris; born approx. 1905 Chicago) was an American newspaper journalist in several areas who, among other things, had been notably influential in civil rights matters related to the film industry in Hollywood. He also was an author and, between 1938 and 1941, a minor film actor in Hollywood.
As a journalist, he was the film and theater critic for the Pittsburgh Courier (from about 1936 to about 1942) and after that, he was a film critic for the California Eagle.
Journalism career[edit]
- 1935: Chicago Correspondent, Pittsburgh Courier
- Pacific Coast Editor, Pittsburgh Courier
- Motion Picture Editor, Pittsburgh Courier
- California Eagle
- Correspondent, ANP (Associated Negro Press), mid-1950s
In September 1941, Morris, along with several other journalist, were fire by the Pittsburgh Courier.[1]
In the 1950s, Morris served as a bailiff in the Los Angeles County Superior Court for Judge Benjamin Joseph Scheinman (1896–1954).[2][3] Morris served as chief investigator for the Diggs probe of gambling in Detroit in the late thirties. Since 1944, he was a Los Angeles deputy sheriff; in 1951 he was assigned as bailiff in the Superior Court"
During World War II, from 1942 to 1943, Morris served in the U.S. Army in the Specialist Corp, as a correspondent.[4]
Around 1942, Morris became a licensed real estate broker in California.
Books[edit]
- In writing the novel, The Cop (1951), OCLC 4790422, Morris drew upon his prior experience as a Michigan State Trooper-Investigator and a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff.[5]
Selected articles[edit]
- Articles criticizing Gone With The Wind
- "'Gone With The Wind' Put On the Spot by Earl Morris — Predicts Picture Will Be Worse Than 'Birth of a Nation,'" by Earl J. Morris, Pittsburgh Courier, February 4, 1939, pg. 21
- Other articles in the Pittsburgh Courier
- "Wrath of Fans Hits 'Grapes of Wrath' Type of Publicity on Actress Theresa Harris," January 27, 1940, pg. 22
- "Hollywood Ignores Black America," May 28, 1938
- "Demands Negros Be Recognized in Hollywood," July 2, 1938
- "Grand Town Day and Night" (column):"A Hollywood Boogey-Woogey With the Flat Foot Floogy," July 30, 1938, pg. 20
- "American Whites, Negros Being Shoved Into The Background in Movies By Jewish Film Owners," August 27, 1938
- "Should The Negro Ban White Motion Pictures," September 24, 1938, pg. 21
- "Hollywood Takes All, Gives Nothing, Earl Morris Claims," September 24, 1938
- "Earl Morris Gives an Intimate Picture Showing Effect of Eddie Anderson's Work as a Good-Will Ambassador," August 31, 1940, pg. 21
- Other articles
- "George Randol Chosen as Czar of New Combine; Plan Large Advertising Campaign," by Earl J. Morris, California Eagle, November 9, 1939, pg. B2
- "Grand Town," by Earl J. Morris, California Eagle, December 11, 1941, pg. 3B
- "Writer Urges Desegregation Demand, Job Equity in Foreign Service," by Earl J. Morris, ANR: Baltimore Afro-American, October 16, 1956, pg. 6
Filmography[edit]
- The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
- Broken Strings (1940)
- Son of Ingagi (1940)
Check out[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Earl J. Morris to Bring 'Grand Town' To California Eagle Readers!" by Earl J. Morris, The California Eagle, October 2, 1941, pg. 3A
- ^ "Name Negro U.S. Bailiff," Pittsburgh Courier, January 10, 1953, pg. 1, col. 1
- ^ 2 photos of Judge Scheinman and Earl J. Morris, "Judge Scheinman," Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920–1961: Judge Scheinman 1951, University of Southern California, Library, Special Collections
File No. EXM-N-9127-031~1
File No. EXM-N-9127-031~2 - ^ "African Americans in the Military," Robert E. Lester (project editor), Eric H. Doss (compiler), University Publications of America, LexisNexis (2006), pg. 8; OCLC 63171238
- ^ "Negro Columnist Writes Novel," Annapolis Capital, April 11, 1951, pg. 4