Gary Morton

Gary Morton

Gary Morton was an American stand-up comedian, whose primary venues were hotels and resorts of the Borscht Belt in upstate New York. Later, he was a producer and studio executive, in association with his second wife, Lucille Ball. He played a fictional borscht belt comedian Sherman Hart in Lenny.

About Gary Morton in brief

Summary Gary MortonGary Morton was an American stand-up comedian, whose primary venues were hotels and resorts of the Borscht Belt in upstate New York. Later, he was a producer and studio executive, in association with his second wife, Lucille Ball. In 1996, Morton married Susie McAllister. On March 30, 1999, he died of lung cancer at the age of 74 in Palm Springs, California.

He played a fictional borscht belt comedian Sherman Hart in Lenny. He also played bit parts in Ball’s various series and acted occasionally in films. Morton signed a prenuptial agreement to stifle rumors that he wasA gold digger.