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Libby Morris
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 4; Item 11
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 11
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Dec. 1952
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 11 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Libby Morris (born 1930 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian comic actress and clown famous for her facial contortions and fast talking. She appeared in several BBC radio shows of the 1950s and moved into TV and film from the 1960s onwards.
- She created her own one-woman show, which has played all over the world including off-Broadway and the West End. She has recorded several albums. In America she has appeared in cabaret in New York and Chicago, and has been a guest on various television shows including: The Johnny Carson Tonight Show, Merv Griffin, Jack Parr, and Art Linkletter.
- She moved to London, England in the late 1950s, where she starred in her own show and became a successful actress where she is still working today.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a portrait of Libby Morris.
- Notes
- This negative has two images on it.
- Subjects
- Actors
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions