Morton Selten

Morton Selten
Born	January 6, 1860(1860-01-06) Marlborough, England
Died	July 27, 1939(1939-07-27) (aged 79) London, England
Years active	1921-1940

Morton Selten (January 6, 1860 - July 27, 1939) was a British stage and film actor. He was occasionally credited as Morton Selton.

It was generally acknowledged that Selten was an illegitimate son of the then Prince of Wales (and future King Edward VII).^[1] He began acting in 1878, with stage performances mainly in America. His film career began in the 1920s. He appeared in Branded in 1921. His last film role was the one for which he is likely best remembered, the King of the Land of Legend in the 1940 Alexander Korda production The Thief of Bagdad. Selten died during filming.

Filmography

• Branded (1921)
• Somebody's Darling (1925)
• The Shadow Between (1931)
• Service for Ladies (1932)
• Wedding Rehearsal (1932)
• The Love Wager (1933)
• Falling for You (1933)
• The Diplomatic Lover (1934)
• Once in a New Moon (1935)
• His Majesty and Co (1935)
• Ten Minute Alibi (1935)
• Annie, Leave the Room! (1935)
• Moscow Nights (1935)
• The Ghost Goes West (1935)
• Dark World (1935)
• Two's Company (1936)
• In the Soup (1936)
• Juggernaut (1936)
• Fire Over England (1937)
• Action for Slander (1937) as Morton Selton
• The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
• A Yank at Oxford (1938)
• Shipyard Sally (1939)
• Young Man's Fancy (1940)
• The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

References

1. ^ Bruce Eder. "Morton Selten Biography". Allmovie. http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:64456~T1. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 

External links

• Morton Selten at AllRovi
• Morton Selten at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Selten, Morton
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Date of birth	January 6, 1860
Place of birth	Marlborough, England
Date of death	July 27, 1939
Place of death	London, England