Actor Harry Morgan, most famous for his role as Col. Sherman Potter on the hit television show M*A*S*H, died today at 96.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpIgQTeAD9c
Morgan was born as "Harry Bratsburg" in 1915 in Detroit.
His father, Henry Bratsburg, worked for the Rickenbacker Motor Company. The family later moved to Muskegon, Michigan.
Before discovering acting, Morgan was studying to become a lawyer. While he was a junior in Muskegon High School, Morgan won the statewide debating championship at an event in Ann Arbor's Hill Auditorium.
After dropping out of the University of Chicago for financial reasons, Morgan worked for an office supply company in Muskegon. The company sent Morgan to Washington D.C. where he discovered acting in a civic theater. The rest is history.
You can hear more about Morgan's life from Morgan himself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPncDB3PH_c&feature=youtu.be
