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Sunshine Sammy Morrison

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Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Dec 20, 1912 – Jul 24, 198989 titles 88 movies · 1 TV
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Biography

Ernie 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison (born Ernest Fredric Morrison) was a popular African American child actor of the Silent films era. Leaving the screen in 1926, he eventually returned for a time, from 1940 to 1944.

Also known as

Sammy Morrison · Little Sambo · Smiling Sambo · Sambo · Sunshine Sammy · Ernest Fredric Morrison · Ernest 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison · Hal Roach's Rascals · Ernie Morrison

Born

Dec 20, 1912 – Jul 24, 1989

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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1917 1 title(s)

1918 1 title(s)

1919 8 title(s)

1920 19 title(s)

1921 6 title(s)

1922 10 title(s)

1923 13 title(s)

1924 9 title(s)

1926 3 title(s)

1940 6 title(s)

1941 3 title(s)

1942 3 title(s)

1943 3 title(s)

1974 1 title(s)

1986 1 title(s)

1991 1 title(s)

1994 1 title(s)