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'''Fred Morphet''' (1866-1904), together with his brother [[Harry Morphet]] (c.1851-1929), formed a partnership in 1880 presenting mysteries before local societies in Philadelphia as the Morphet Brothers. | |||
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He was buried at North Cedar Cemetery in Philadelphia.<ref>[[Mahatma]] May 1904 (cover).</ref> | He was buried at North Cedar Cemetery in Philadelphia.<ref>[[Mahatma]] May 1904 (cover).</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:47, 7 August 2013
| Fred Morphet | |
| Born | D. J. Sheahon 1866 Quebec, Canada |
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| Died | March 25, 1904 |
| Resting place | North Cedar Cemetery in Philadelphia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Fred Morphet (1866-1904), together with his brother Harry Morphet (c.1851-1929), formed a partnership in 1880 presenting mysteries before local societies in Philadelphia as the Morphet Brothers.
Biography
His parents brought him to Rochester, New York, when he was two years old, finally settling in Philadelphia.
Morphet played the leading vaudeville houses and after a successful tour of the country, went back to Philadelphia to fill a long engagement at Kellar's Egyptian Hall, with the Mrs. Tom Thumb Co. He traveled extensively and while with the Forepaugh Circus he was stricken with locomotor-ataxia and abandoned his road tours. He continued to work in Philadelphia doing local shows and at the Bradenburgh's Museum.
He was buried at North Cedar Cemetery in Philadelphia.[1]