Morgan FreemanMorgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor who was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Although he has said in interviews that he has never been cast opposite of a love interest in any of his movies, Freeman has been married twice. His first marriage was to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw (22 October 1967 - 1979) (divorced). His second was to Myrna Colley-Lee (16 June 1984 - present). He has two children from each of his wives. His son's names are Alphonse and Saifoulaye. His daughter's are Deena (who was adopted) and Morgana. Freeman worked as a mechanic in the U.S. Air Force. He has also earned his private pilot's license. Filmography
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He has also earned his private pilot's license. Merula planned to write a book about her relationship with Guinness but died before the book was written. Air Force. The biography also states, on the basis of letters written by his wife, Merula, that Guinness was an emotionally abusive husband who regularly publicly humiliated both his wife and son. Freeman worked as a mechanic in the U.S. Either date is several years after his 1938 marriage -- http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/biog2/guin1.html and http://myweb.lsbu.ac.uk/~stafflag/alecguinness.html (The Knitting Circle of South Bank University). His daughter's are Deena (who was adopted) and Morgana. NOTE: Other accounts give the date of the Liverpool arrest as 1946. His son's names are Alphonse and Saifoulaye. When arrested the actor gave as his name Herbert Pocket, the character he had just played in David Lean's film version of Great Expectations and was prosecuted and fined under that name, but avoided public scandal because the police never realised the true identity of "Pocket" until decades later. He has two children from each of his wives. It also revealed that the actor was arrested in Liverpool in 1948 for cottaging (soliciting for sex in a public toilet). His second was to Myrna Colley-Lee (16 June 1984 - present). A 2003 biography of Guinness, by the author Piers Paul Read, revealed that the actor was bisexual, who before his marriage had had several homosexual relationships. His first marriage was to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw (22 October 1967 - 1979) (divorced). Guinness wrote three volumes of bestselling autobiography, beginning with Blessings in Disguise in 1985, followed by My Name Escapes Me in 1996 and A Positively Final Appearance in 1999. Although he has said in interviews that he has never been cast opposite of a love interest in any of his movies, Freeman has been married twice. He has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1559 Vine Street. Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor who was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was appointed CBE in 1955, was knighted in 1959, and became a Companion of Honour in 1994. 1994 Nominated for Oscar for Best Actor, in The Shawshank Redemption. Sir Alec Guinness died of liver cancer on August 5, 2000, at Midhurst in West Sussex, and was interred near Petersfield, Hampshire, England. 1989 Nominated for Oscar for Best Actor for his role as a chauffeur in Driving Miss Daisy. One of his last appearances was in the acclaimed BBC drama Eskimo Day. 1986 Nominated for Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, in Street Smart. From the 1970s, Guinness made regular television appearances, including the part of George Smiley in the serialisations of two novels by John le Carré: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People. The Electric Company (1971) - tv series. He would throw out any fan mail regarding Star Wars without reading it. Street Smart (1987). His part as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars brought him worldwide recognition by a new generation (and reputedly lots of money), though he was never happy with being identified with the part. Lean on Me (1989). He also received an Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievements in 1980. Driving Miss Daisy (1989). He was nominated again in 1958 for his screenplay adapted from Joyce Cary's novel The Horse's Mouth. Glory (1989). His film appearances ranged from Lawrence of Arabia to The Bridge on the River Kwai, for which he won an Academy Award as best actor in 1957. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990). Guinness was also a talented dramatic and character actor. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). In 1954 during the shooting of the film Father Brown, he converted to Roman Catholicism and became devout, attending church regularly for the rest of his life. Unforgiven (1992). In 1952, director Ronald Neame cast Guinness in his first romantic lead role, opposite Petula Clark in The Card. The Power of One(1992). Other films from this period included The Lavender Hill Mob, The Ladykillers, and The Man in the White Suit. The Shawshank Redemption (1994). He was initially mainly associated with the Ealing comedies, and particularly for playing 12 different characters in Kind Hearts and Coronets. Outbreak (1995). He returned to the Old Vic in 1946. Se7en (1995). During the War he appeared in Terence Rattigan's West End Play for Bomber Command, Flare Path. Moll Flanders (1996). Alec Guinness served in the Royal Navy throughout World War II, serving first as a seaman in 1941 and being commissioned the following year and commanded a landing craft taking part in the invasion of Sicily and Elba and later ferrying supplies to the Yugoslav partisans. Kiss the Girls (1997). He married the artist, playwright, and actress Merula Salaman in 1938, and they had a son, Matthew, in 1940. Amistad (1997). Born in London, he first worked in advertising before making his debut at the Old Vic in 1936. Deep Impact (1998). Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (April 2, 1914 - August 5, 2000) was a British actor who became one of the most versatile and best loved performers of his generation. Along Came a Spider (2001). Great Expectations (1946). High Crimes (2002). Oliver Twist (1948). The Sum of All Fears (2002). Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). Dreamcatcher (2003). A Run for Your Money (1949). Bruce Almighty (2003). Last Holiday (1950). The Big Bounce (2004). The Mudlark (1950). Million Dollar Baby (2004). The Lavender Hill Mob (1951). Batman Begins (2005). The Man in the White Suit (1951). The Card (1952). The Captain's Paradise (1953). The Square Mile (1953) (voice). The Malta Story (1953). Father Brown (1954). The Stratford Adventure (1954). To Paris with Love (1955). The Prisoner (1955). The Ladykillers (1955). Rowlandson's England (1955). The Swan (1956). The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957). Barnacle Bill (1957). The Horse's Mouth (1958). The Scapegoat (1959). Our Man in Havana (1959). Tunes of Glory (1960). A Majority of One (1961). Defiant (1962). H.M.S. Lawrence of Arabia (1962). The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964). Doctor Zhivago (1965). But Not Serious (1965). Situation Hopeless.. Hotel Paradiso (1966). The Quiller Memorandum (1966). The Comedians (1967). Cromwell (1970). Scrooge (1970). Fratello sole, sorella luna (1972). Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973). Murder by Death (1976). Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977). Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Raise the Titanic (1980). Lovesick (1983). Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983). A Passage to India (1984). A Handful of Dust (1988). Little Dorrit (1988). Kafka (1991). A Foreign Field (1993). Mute Witness (1994). |