John Hollingsworth Morse (December 16, 1910 – January 23, 1988) was an American film and television director. He directed episodes of a wide variety of U.S. television series from the 1950s through the 1980s under the names Hollingsworth Morse and John H. Morse, including ''

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'', '' The Ghost & Mrs. Muir'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

H.R. Pufnstuf ''H.R. Pufnstuf'' is a children's television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United States. It was the first Krofft live-action, life-sized-puppet program (not including their previous work with the Hanna-Barbera program ''The Ba ...

'', ''

Mystery Island ''Mystery Island'' is a live-action sci-fi adventure serial produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that originally aired as a segment on ''The Skatebirds'' from September 10, 1977, to January 21, 1978, on CBS. In the fall of 1979, ''Mystery Islan ...

'' and ''

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger ''Rocky Jones, Space Ranger'' is an American science fiction television serial originally broadcast in syndication from February to November 1954. The show lasted for only two seasons and, though syndicated sporadically, dropped into obscurity. ...

''. Hollingsworth also directed a lesser number of feature films throughout his career, including ''

Daughters of Satan ''Daughters of Satan'' is a 1972 American horror film directed by Hollingsworth Morse and written by John C. Higgins. The film stars Tom Selleck, Barra Grant, Tani Guthrie, Paraluman, Vic Silayan and Vic Díaz. The film was released by United ...

'' and the 1972 adaptation of the children's novel ''

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''.

Early career

Morse began his career in the casting department of

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, and eventually began to work closely with director

George Stevens George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer.Obituary '' Variety'', March 12, 1975, page 79. Films he produced were nominated for the Academy Award for ...

. During World War II, Stevens was Morse's commanding officer in the

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. In that capacity, Morse traveled with Stevens's unit through Europe and helped capture footage of the

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and other significant events of the European war. Morse reflected on these experiences through his participation in the 1994 documentary '' George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin'', which was directed by George Stevens Jr. Morse became a first lieutenant.

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* 1910 births 1988 deaths American television directors American film directors United States Army personnel of World War II United States Army officers Place of birth missing {{US-tv-bio-stub