Morrie is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (

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Morris Morris may refer to: Places Australia *St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Manitob ...

Maurice Maurice may refer to: People * Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr * Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and ...

. It may refer to:

People

Morrie Aderholt Morris Woodrow Aderholt (September 13, 1915 – March 18, 1955) was a second baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1945. Born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, Aderholt graduated from Wake Forest University and played profe ...

(1915-1955), American Major League Baseball player *

Morrie Arnovich Morris Arnovich (November 16, 1910 – July 20, 1959) nicknamed "Snooker", was an American baseball player. Arnovich played in Major League Baseball between 1936 and 1946 and played in the World Series winning team in 1940 as a part of the Cinci ...

(1910–1959), American Major League Baseball player *

Morrie Boyle Morrie Boyle (1910-2002) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. Career Boyle was a Winger and fullback for the Eastern Suburbs club. He played 40 matches in ...

(1910–2002), Australian rugby league player *

Morrie Brickman Morrie Brickman (July 24, 1917 – March 15, 1994) was a cartoonist. His nationally syndicated comic strip ''The Small Society'' was published in over 300 papers, including 35 foreign publications. Biography Brickman was born in Chicago, Illinois ...

(1917-1994), American cartoonist, creator of the syndicated comic strip ''The Small Society'' *

Morrie Church Maurice Walter "Morrie" Church (4 October 1922 – 4 January 1981) was a New Zealand rugby league coach who coached New Zealand. Family Morrie was married to Joy Church (née Bracefield). They had six children Barry, Irene, David, Allan, Graham ...

(1922-1981), New Zealand rugby league coach *

Morrie Elis Morris Elis (August 28, 1907 – May 31, 1992 in Lauderhill, Florida) was an American bridge player. Elis was from Lauderhill, and was a graduate of New York University. Bridge accomplishments Wins * North American Bridge Championships (6) * ...

(1907-1992), American bridge player * Morrie Ewans (1894–1971), Australian rules footballer * Morrie Goddard (1921-1974), New Zealand rugby union player * Morrie Lanning (born 1944), American politician *

Morrie Martin Morris Webster Martin (September 3, 1922 – May 24, 2010), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American professional baseball player. The left-handed pitcher worked in 250 games in Major League Baseball over ten seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1949) ...

(1922-2010), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Morrie McHugh (1917-2010), New Zealand rugby union player *

Morrie Rath Morris Charles Rath (December 25, 1887 – November 18, 1945) was an American baseball player. He played second base in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Naps, Chicago White Sox, and Cincinnati Reds. Rath was the ...

(1886–1945), American Major League Baseball player *Morrie or

Maurie Robertson Maurice Hunter Wilson Robertson (also known as Maurie or Morrie) was a New Zealand rugby league player, captain and coach who represented, captained and coached New Zealand. He was sibling to Bruce Robertson who also represented New Zealand, a ...

(1925-2000), New Zealand rugby league player, captain and coach *

Morrie Ryskind Morris "Morrie" Ryskind (October 20, 1895 – August 24, 1985) was an American dramatist, lyricist and writer of theatrical productions and movies, who became a conservative political activist later in life. Life and career Ryskind was born in ...

(1895–1985), American dramatist, lyricist, writer and conservative political activist * Morrie Schwartz (1916–1995), American sociology professor, and author * Morris Thompson (1939–2000), Alaska Native leader, businessman and political appointee *

Morrie Turner Morris Nolton Turner (December 11, 1923 – January 25, 2014) was an American cartoonist, creator of the strip ''Wee Pals'', the first American syndicated strip with an integrated cast of characters. Biography Turner was raised in Oakland, Ca ...

(1923-2014), American cartoonist, creator of the syndicated comic strip ''Wee Pals'' *

Morrie Wood Morris Edwin Wood (9 October 1876 – 9 August 1956) was a New Zealand rugby union player and athletics champion. As Rugby union positions#Centre, second five-eighth, Wood represented the provinces of Bush Rugby Football Union, Bush, , , , and . ...

(1876-1956), New Zealand rugby union player * Morrie Yohai (1920-2010), American food company executive, creator of the snack Cheez Doodles *

Morrie (musician) , known mononymously as Morrie, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He is best known as vocalist and co-founder of the influential heavy metal band Dead End, active from 1984 to 1990, and Morrie's distinctive visual appearance and rough vocal style ...

, Japanese singer-songwriter Motoyuki Ōtsuka (born 1964)

Fictional characters

*Morris "Morrie" Bench, aka

Hydro-Man Hydro-Man (Morris "Morrie" Bench) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics as an enemy of the superhero Spider-Man. Once an ordinary crewman, Morris Bench was accidentally knocked overboard while stationed on ...

, a Marvel Comics villain

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