I never got a chance to be in a play or picture where I played a father, or had a family, or where I could feel or show something. Reviewing his career, Morse told The New York Times in 1989: “Things change. The play was based on the creation of “The Pajama Game,” and Morse’s character, a “boy producer” who hated being called that, was modeled on Harold Prince, a “Pajama Game” co-producer. “Say, Darling” was a comedy about a young writer’s experience as his novel is turned into a Broadway show. He received back-to-back Tony nominations for his next two roles: in 1959 for best featured actor in a play for “Say, Darling,” and in 1960 for best actor in a musical for “Take Me Along,” which also starred Jackie Gleason. Morse was born May 18, 1931, in Newton, Massachusetts, and made his Broadway debut in 1955 in “The Matchmaker.” “I think of who I’m working with.” Among his “Loved One” co-stars were Jonathan Winters, John Gielgud and Tab Hunter. “I don’t think in terms of whether a picture will help or hinder my career,” Morse told the Los Angeles Times when the film was in production. He has an innate sense of comedy and a funny face to go with it.”Īmong his films was “The Loved One,” a 1965 black comedy about an Englishman’s encounter with Hollywood and the funeral industry, based on the satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh.

When Morse landed in Hollywood after his “How to Succeed” triumph, columnist Hedda Hopper predicted in 1963: “If Robert Morse comes over on screen as he does on stage, he’ll have teenagers screaming and mothers wanting to adopt him. Television’s “Mad Men” returned Morse to the “How to Succeed” milieu of Manhattan office politics, 1960s-style. (Meanwhile, a 1995 Broadway revival of “How to Succeed.” brought another Tony for its Finch, Matthew Broderick.) In 1993, the televised version of “Tru” (PBS) won Morse an Emmy for best actor in a miniseries or special. “But there’s a desperate side of Capote, too, and Morse rises to the pain.” “His Capote is wickedly funny, a sly imp ready to deliver an off-color joke about the Queen Mum, zing Robert Goulet or rhapsodize about the time he tap-danced for Louis Armstrong.,” Associated Press drama critic Michael Kuchwara wrote in his review. “Tru,” a one-man show based on Capote’s writings, revived Morse’s stage career in 1989. He was back on Broadway in 1972 - and picked up another Tony nomination - for “Sugar,” producer David Merrick’s musical version of “Some Like It Hot.” Morse starred as Jerry, the part played by Jack Lemmon in the Billy Wilder comedy about two male musicians who disguise themselves as women to get away from murderous gangsters. Morse was back, as was Vallee.īut Morse’s film career largely failed to take off. The 1967 film version of “How To Succeed” dropped some songs but otherwise kept close to the stage original.

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