Gary Morton

GARY MORTON was married to Lucille Ball for 28 years until her death, and became executive producer of her television programmes. He was a moderately successful stand-up comic who had graduated from the summer camp circuit to night- clubs when he met Ball on a blind date.

LUCY WAS LUCY TO HAVE 2 SPECIAL MEN IN HER LIFE THAT LOVED HER! GARY MORTON HER SECOND HUSBAND FOR 27 YEARS TILL HER DEATH IN APRIL 27, 1989.

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Lucille’s second husband was perfect for the exhausted star for one reason above all other – he was the anti-Desi!

Gary Morton, Producer: Here's Lucy. Gary Morton was a comedian who worked the famed "Borscht Belt" of resorts in the Catskills Mountains. Never as talented nor as renowned as such fellow Borscht Belt comics like Milton Berle, whom he caricatured in one of his few film roles in Lenny (1974), Morton nonetheless was personally popular among his fellow performers. Due to his personable nature, Morton made a living as the opening act ...

Gary Morton (born Morton Goldaper, December 19, 1924 – March 30, 1999), was an American stand-up comedian, whose primary venues were the hotels and resorts of the Borscht Belt in upstate New York. Born in New York City of Jewish heritage,[1] he was the second husband of actress and comedienne Lucille Ball.