Colin Morris (other)
Colin Morris may refer to: * Colin Morris (footballer) (born 1953), English former footballer *Colin Morris (Methodist minister) (1929–2018), formerly head of BBC religious broadcasting *Colin Morris (playwright) (1916–1996), British playwright, screenwriter and actor See also *Morris (surname) Morris is a surname of various origins though mostly of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh origin. The surname ranked 53 out of 88,799 in the United States and 32 out of 500 in England and Wales. Origins Britain In England and Scotland, the ...

Colin Morris (footballer)
Colin Morris (born 22 August 1953) is an English former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Morris started his career with Burnley as an apprentice. He made his debut for Burnley in their home FA Cup defeat to non-league Wimbledon in January 1975. After six years at Turf Moor Turf Moor is an association football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire, England, which has been the home of Burnley F.C. since 1883. This unbroken service makes Turf Moor the second-longest continuously used ground in English professional football ... he joined Southend United. Another move took him to Blackpool, where he was the club's top League scorer in 1980–81 with twelve goals. A £100,000 transfer saw him join Sheffield United in February 1982.Brighton & Hove Albion Match Day Programme, 21 January 1987. His son, Lee, followed him into ''the Blades'' ranks in the 1990s. Notes External linksLeague stats at Neil Brown's site 1953 births Living people People from Blyth, Nor ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Colin Morris (Methodist Minister)
Colin Manley Morris (13 January 1929 – 20 May 2018) was an English Methodist minister, author, and broadcaster. Born into a mining family in a village near Bolton, after his ordination he served the Methodist Church in Zambia (then Northern Rhodesia) for fifteen years. He stood out for racial integration within the church, became a close friend of the leader of the independence movement, Kenneth Kaunda, and was closely involved in the formation of the United Church in Zambia soon after the country became independent. He always espoused an explicitly anti-racist and socialist position and argued that it represents the authentic spirit of Christianity. He died on 20 May 2018 at the age of 89. After returning from Zambia, Colin Morris occupied prominent positions in British Methodism, becoming first the superintendent minister of Wesley's Chapel in London, and subsequently General Secretary of the Church's Overseas Division. He was President of the Methodist Conference, el ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Colin Morris (playwright)
Colin Morris (4 February 1916 – 31 March 1996) was a British playwright, screenwriter and actor. His best known work was the screen version of ''Reluctant Heroes'' (1951) based on his own play. As an actor, he appeared in the 1957 film '' The Silken Affair''. ''Reluctant Heroes'' premiered in 1950 at the Whitehall Theatre, and was the first of the Brian Rix company's Whitehall farces The Whitehall farces were a series of five long-running comic stage plays at the Whitehall Theatre in London, presented by the actor-manager Brian Rix, in the 1950s and 1960s. They were in the low comedy tradition of British farce, following the ....Ray CooneObituary: John Chapman ''The Guardian'', 8 September 2001 Other plays of Morris's include: * '' Desert Rats'' (1945) * ''Woman at Large'' (English Theatre Guild, 1950) * ''The Terrible Crime of Mr Bat'' (children's drama; Samuel French, 1950) * ''Don't Bank On It'' * ''Missing, Believed Married'' (English Theatre Guild, 1951) * ''Italian ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]