"A Medium in Which I Seek Relief": Manuscripts of American Sailors 1919-1940Main MenuIntroductionPublication IntroductionTranscriptionsThe SailorsBeginning of PathThe ShipsBeginning of PathContext & AnalysisBeginning of PathSources / CitationsBeginning of PathAnnie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434
Marion "Betty" Morris
1media/Morris_Gilmore_002_R_thumb.jpg2020-02-02T10:30:25-08:00Annie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434331951Head shot published in the program for the American Ballet Theater, 1941 season, in the "Portfolio of the Dancers" section.plain2020-02-02T10:30:25-08:00Van Horne and Marion Morris Papers1941Annie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434
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12020-02-02T10:39:19-08:00Marion "Betty" Morris (nee Gilmore)6Biographical Noteplain2021-08-26T15:12:37-07:00Marion "Betty" Gilmore was an early member of the American Ballet Theater, founded in 1939 and considered one of the greatest dance companies in the world. In 1941 she toured South America with her dance troupe, departing on June 6 on the Moore-McCormick line's SS Argentina, and returning on November 6 on the Grace Line's SS Santa Paula. She and Van Horne Morris were high school sweethearts. They separated when he went away to sea, but later married in early 1942, and had three children together - Peter, Patricia, and Gene.
