Brad Morrow, (born Bradley Steven Mora; May 12, 1942 – November 7, 1997) also known as Bradley Mora, was a child actor who appeared on Broadway, in film and on television beginning at the age of two.

Career

Morrow was spotted in New York by

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and appeared in films during the 1950s. He worked for Disney where he was cast as a

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before being pulled from the project to appear in Disney's '' Spin and Marty'' series. As a young adult, he changed his name to Morrow and toured with the stage productions of both ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 1961, he appeared in the final episode of the television

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'' The Asphalt Jungle''.

Later life and death

After his acting career ended, he married Marilyn Keenberg in 1965. Morrow later went into business management and was president of CII Premium Finance in

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, when he resigned because of ill health and died of cancer a year later at the age of 55. He is buried in Eden Memorial Park Cemetery in Mission Hills, California.Resting Places: The Burial Places of 14,000 Famous Persons, by Scott Wilson

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* * 1942 births 1997 deaths American male child actors 20th-century American male actors Deaths from cancer in California Burials at Eden Memorial Park Cemetery {{US-screen-actor-1940s-stub