San Francisco born in 1896, as a youth, Percy Tredegar Morgan, Jr. attended the Potter School, a college preparatory institution for elite San Francisco area families. His educational path also took Percy to schools in Switzerland. Percy and his future wife, Broadway & film actress Mayo Methot shared a mutual Oregon link. That's because Percy was nephew to Portland, Oregon banker, J.C. Ainsworth. This Northwest association likely endeared him even more to Mayo, further strengthening their bond.
Percy Jr.’s father was Percy Tredegar Morgan, Sr., an English-born immigrant and trustee of notable institutions like Stanford University and Wells Fargo Bank. Percy Morgan, Sr. married Fanny Ainsworth, also known as “Daisy,” herself from an affluent family. Thus the Morgan’s were moneyed and with significant business connections, to boot. Percy Morgan, Jr. later demonstrated a keen knack for discerning opportunity in business, yet he wasn’t a particularly strong student. Meanwhile, his father continued ‘pulling strings’ to assist young Percy Jr. in his academic pursuits.
In 1916, mere weeks before joining the Stanford Board of Trustees, Percy Morgan, Sr. encouraged his son Percy Jr. to apply to Harvard. Percy Jr. acquiesced and moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts in early summer of 1916 to take Harvard’s entrance exams. It went poorly and he was denied admission. Ever on the lookout for his son and with the funds to back it up, Percy Morgan, Sr. wasted no time hiring a tutor for Percy Jr. at Cambridge. Percy Morgan, Sr. also worked on an admissions appeal and wrote letters to influential college contacts to petition a reconsideration of his son’s admission to Harvard. As evidence of Percy Sr.’s influence, his son was permitted to retake some examinations. However, given Percy Jr.’s lackluster academic record, his admittance to Harvard was ultimately denied. With the 1916-1917 school year fast approaching, Percy Sr. reviewed his son’s options and decided to take a different tack.
His pivot had Percy Sr. next appealing to John Grier Hibben, an ordained Presbyterian minister and President of Princeton University. Percy Jr. met with President Hibben. It presumably went well, because Percy was admitted to Princeton. Yet by autumn 1916, Percy Jr. was in the bottom 5 percent of his class. He left before the year was out to join his brother and enrolled in the U.S. Air Service Signal Corps. The next year, Percy Morgan Jr. was in the news as one of eleven purchasers of a new ‘Speedster’ car called the Hudson Super-Six. This interest in fine cars would later play a role both in Percy’s future career and his association with California’s elite, including movie star Clark Gable.
There’s evidence to suggest Percy met Mayo Methot through their common interest in theatre. Percy was a playwright and co-wrote a 1924 play ‘The Evil Hour,’ the source of much controversy. That’s because Percy and co-writer Philip Hurn filed a suit for plagiarism alleging copyright infringement by writers of an allegedly similar play titled ‘The Spider.’ Their lawsuit made it all the way to the US Supreme Court. Yet the April 17, 1933 court decision in Hurn Et. Al. vs. Ousler Et. Al. determined infringement did not occur.
Mayo and Percy’s relationship progressed quickly and their wedding was arranged on relatively short notice. Scarcely a week before the event, their engagement was announced in the November 21, 1931 edition of Washington D.C.’s Evening Star newspaper. Bridal announcements state Percy worked in the Los Angeles oil business. The brief interim between her engagement and wedding was reminiscent of Mayo’s seemingly impulsive first marriage, when she married without inviting her parents to the ceremony.
On November 27th, 1931, Mayo Methot married Percy Morgan, Jr., at the stately Mission Inn hotel located in Riverside, California. News of Mayo’s wedding bore the headline “Former Portland Girl, Now Picture Star, Is Married” in the Oregon Daily Journal. The low key affair was described as “a quiet ceremony.” Mrs. Grant Corby was Mayo’s attendant, along with a relative of the groom formerly known as Babs Ainsworth. Best man for the groom was Percy’s brother, John Ainsworth Morgan. John was returning the favor after Percy had been best man in John’s 1927 wedding.
Witnesses to Mayo & Percy’s wedding included actors Robert Montgomery, Chester Morris and their wives. Mayo appeared with leading man Morris in ‘Corsair,’ which was released the day after Mayo’s wedding, on November 28th, 1931. Following their ceremony, the newlyweds enjoyed a short honeymoon at Yosemite National Park.
Percy Tredegar Morgan was thrice married: Mayo Methot, Edna May Bulasky & Margaret Smith Morgan. Bio information from 'Sluggy: Bogie's Other Baby' by biographer Roy Widing.
Percy Jr.’s father was Percy Tredegar Morgan, Sr., an English-born immigrant and trustee of notable institutions like Stanford University and Wells Fargo Bank. Percy Morgan, Sr. married Fanny Ainsworth, also known as “Daisy,” herself from an affluent family. Thus the Morgan’s were moneyed and with significant business connections, to boot. Percy Morgan, Jr. later demonstrated a keen knack for discerning opportunity in business, yet he wasn’t a particularly strong student. Meanwhile, his father continued ‘pulling strings’ to assist young Percy Jr. in his academic pursuits.
In 1916, mere weeks before joining the Stanford Board of Trustees, Percy Morgan, Sr. encouraged his son Percy Jr. to apply to Harvard. Percy Jr. acquiesced and moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts in early summer of 1916 to take Harvard’s entrance exams. It went poorly and he was denied admission. Ever on the lookout for his son and with the funds to back it up, Percy Morgan, Sr. wasted no time hiring a tutor for Percy Jr. at Cambridge. Percy Morgan, Sr. also worked on an admissions appeal and wrote letters to influential college contacts to petition a reconsideration of his son’s admission to Harvard. As evidence of Percy Sr.’s influence, his son was permitted to retake some examinations. However, given Percy Jr.’s lackluster academic record, his admittance to Harvard was ultimately denied. With the 1916-1917 school year fast approaching, Percy Sr. reviewed his son’s options and decided to take a different tack.
His pivot had Percy Sr. next appealing to John Grier Hibben, an ordained Presbyterian minister and President of Princeton University. Percy Jr. met with President Hibben. It presumably went well, because Percy was admitted to Princeton. Yet by autumn 1916, Percy Jr. was in the bottom 5 percent of his class. He left before the year was out to join his brother and enrolled in the U.S. Air Service Signal Corps. The next year, Percy Morgan Jr. was in the news as one of eleven purchasers of a new ‘Speedster’ car called the Hudson Super-Six. This interest in fine cars would later play a role both in Percy’s future career and his association with California’s elite, including movie star Clark Gable.
There’s evidence to suggest Percy met Mayo Methot through their common interest in theatre. Percy was a playwright and co-wrote a 1924 play ‘The Evil Hour,’ the source of much controversy. That’s because Percy and co-writer Philip Hurn filed a suit for plagiarism alleging copyright infringement by writers of an allegedly similar play titled ‘The Spider.’ Their lawsuit made it all the way to the US Supreme Court. Yet the April 17, 1933 court decision in Hurn Et. Al. vs. Ousler Et. Al. determined infringement did not occur.
Mayo and Percy’s relationship progressed quickly and their wedding was arranged on relatively short notice. Scarcely a week before the event, their engagement was announced in the November 21, 1931 edition of Washington D.C.’s Evening Star newspaper. Bridal announcements state Percy worked in the Los Angeles oil business. The brief interim between her engagement and wedding was reminiscent of Mayo’s seemingly impulsive first marriage, when she married without inviting her parents to the ceremony.
On November 27th, 1931, Mayo Methot married Percy Morgan, Jr., at the stately Mission Inn hotel located in Riverside, California. News of Mayo’s wedding bore the headline “Former Portland Girl, Now Picture Star, Is Married” in the Oregon Daily Journal. The low key affair was described as “a quiet ceremony.” Mrs. Grant Corby was Mayo’s attendant, along with a relative of the groom formerly known as Babs Ainsworth. Best man for the groom was Percy’s brother, John Ainsworth Morgan. John was returning the favor after Percy had been best man in John’s 1927 wedding.
Witnesses to Mayo & Percy’s wedding included actors Robert Montgomery, Chester Morris and their wives. Mayo appeared with leading man Morris in ‘Corsair,’ which was released the day after Mayo’s wedding, on November 28th, 1931. Following their ceremony, the newlyweds enjoyed a short honeymoon at Yosemite National Park.
Percy Tredegar Morgan was thrice married: Mayo Methot, Edna May Bulasky & Margaret Smith Morgan. Bio information from 'Sluggy: Bogie's Other Baby' by biographer Roy Widing.
San Francisco born in 1896, as a youth, Percy Tredegar Morgan, Jr. attended the Potter School, a college preparatory institution for elite San Francisco area families. His educational path also took Percy to schools in Switzerland. Percy and his future wife, Broadway & film actress Mayo Methot shared a mutual Oregon link. That's because Percy was nephew to Portland, Oregon banker, J.C. Ainsworth. This Northwest association likely endeared him even more to Mayo, further strengthening their bond.
Percy Jr.’s father was Percy Tredegar Morgan, Sr., an English-born immigrant and trustee of notable institutions like Stanford University and Wells Fargo Bank. Percy Morgan, Sr. married Fanny Ainsworth, also known as “Daisy,” herself from an affluent family. Thus the Morgan’s were moneyed and with significant business connections, to boot. Percy Morgan, Jr. later demonstrated a keen knack for discerning opportunity in business, yet he wasn’t a particularly strong student. Meanwhile, his father continued ‘pulling strings’ to assist young Percy Jr. in his academic pursuits.
In 1916, mere weeks before joining the Stanford Board of Trustees, Percy Morgan, Sr. encouraged his son Percy Jr. to apply to Harvard. Percy Jr. acquiesced and moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts in early summer of 1916 to take Harvard’s entrance exams. It went poorly and he was denied admission. Ever on the lookout for his son and with the funds to back it up, Percy Morgan, Sr. wasted no time hiring a tutor for Percy Jr. at Cambridge. Percy Morgan, Sr. also worked on an admissions appeal and wrote letters to influential college contacts to petition a reconsideration of his son’s admission to Harvard. As evidence of Percy Sr.’s influence, his son was permitted to retake some examinations. However, given Percy Jr.’s lackluster academic record, his admittance to Harvard was ultimately denied. With the 1916-1917 school year fast approaching, Percy Sr. reviewed his son’s options and decided to take a different tack.
His pivot had Percy Sr. next appealing to John Grier Hibben, an ordained Presbyterian minister and President of Princeton University. Percy Jr. met with President Hibben. It presumably went well, because Percy was admitted to Princeton. Yet by autumn 1916, Percy Jr. was in the bottom 5 percent of his class. He left before the year was out to join his brother and enrolled in the U.S. Air Service Signal Corps. The next year, Percy Morgan Jr. was in the news as one of eleven purchasers of a new ‘Speedster’ car called the Hudson Super-Six. This interest in fine cars would later play a role both in Percy’s future career and his association with California’s elite, including movie star Clark Gable.
There’s evidence to suggest Percy met Mayo Methot through their common interest in theatre. Percy was a playwright and co-wrote a 1924 play ‘The Evil Hour,’ the source of much controversy. That’s because Percy and co-writer Philip Hurn filed a suit for plagiarism alleging copyright infringement by writers of an allegedly similar play titled ‘The Spider.’ Their lawsuit made it all the way to the US Supreme Court. Yet the April 17, 1933 court decision in Hurn Et. Al. vs. Ousler Et. Al. determined infringement did not occur.
Mayo and Percy’s relationship progressed quickly and their wedding was arranged on relatively short notice. Scarcely a week before the event, their engagement was announced in the November 21, 1931 edition of Washington D.C.’s Evening Star newspaper. Bridal announcements state Percy worked in the Los Angeles oil business. The brief interim between her engagement and wedding was reminiscent of Mayo’s seemingly impulsive first marriage, when she married without inviting her parents to the ceremony.
On November 27th, 1931, Mayo Methot married Percy Morgan, Jr., at the stately Mission Inn hotel located in Riverside, California. News of Mayo’s wedding bore the headline “Former Portland Girl, Now Picture Star, Is Married” in the Oregon Daily Journal. The low key affair was described as “a quiet ceremony.” Mrs. Grant Corby was Mayo’s attendant, along with a relative of the groom formerly known as Babs Ainsworth. Best man for the groom was Percy’s brother, John Ainsworth Morgan. John was returning the favor after Percy had been best man in John’s 1927 wedding.
Witnesses to Mayo & Percy’s wedding included actors Robert Montgomery, Chester Morris and their wives. Mayo appeared with leading man Morris in ‘Corsair,’ which was released the day after Mayo’s wedding, on November 28th, 1931. Following their ceremony, the newlyweds enjoyed a short honeymoon at Yosemite National Park.
Percy Tredegar Morgan was thrice married: Mayo Methot, Edna May Bulasky & Margaret Smith Morgan. Bio information from 'Sluggy: Bogie's Other Baby' by biographer Roy Widing.
Percy Jr.’s father was Percy Tredegar Morgan, Sr., an English-born immigrant and trustee of notable institutions like Stanford University and Wells Fargo Bank. Percy Morgan, Sr. married Fanny Ainsworth, also known as “Daisy,” herself from an affluent family. Thus the Morgan’s were moneyed and with significant business connections, to boot. Percy Morgan, Jr. later demonstrated a keen knack for discerning opportunity in business, yet he wasn’t a particularly strong student. Meanwhile, his father continued ‘pulling strings’ to assist young Percy Jr. in his academic pursuits.
In 1916, mere weeks before joining the Stanford Board of Trustees, Percy Morgan, Sr. encouraged his son Percy Jr. to apply to Harvard. Percy Jr. acquiesced and moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts in early summer of 1916 to take Harvard’s entrance exams. It went poorly and he was denied admission. Ever on the lookout for his son and with the funds to back it up, Percy Morgan, Sr. wasted no time hiring a tutor for Percy Jr. at Cambridge. Percy Morgan, Sr. also worked on an admissions appeal and wrote letters to influential college contacts to petition a reconsideration of his son’s admission to Harvard. As evidence of Percy Sr.’s influence, his son was permitted to retake some examinations. However, given Percy Jr.’s lackluster academic record, his admittance to Harvard was ultimately denied. With the 1916-1917 school year fast approaching, Percy Sr. reviewed his son’s options and decided to take a different tack.
His pivot had Percy Sr. next appealing to John Grier Hibben, an ordained Presbyterian minister and President of Princeton University. Percy Jr. met with President Hibben. It presumably went well, because Percy was admitted to Princeton. Yet by autumn 1916, Percy Jr. was in the bottom 5 percent of his class. He left before the year was out to join his brother and enrolled in the U.S. Air Service Signal Corps. The next year, Percy Morgan Jr. was in the news as one of eleven purchasers of a new ‘Speedster’ car called the Hudson Super-Six. This interest in fine cars would later play a role both in Percy’s future career and his association with California’s elite, including movie star Clark Gable.
There’s evidence to suggest Percy met Mayo Methot through their common interest in theatre. Percy was a playwright and co-wrote a 1924 play ‘The Evil Hour,’ the source of much controversy. That’s because Percy and co-writer Philip Hurn filed a suit for plagiarism alleging copyright infringement by writers of an allegedly similar play titled ‘The Spider.’ Their lawsuit made it all the way to the US Supreme Court. Yet the April 17, 1933 court decision in Hurn Et. Al. vs. Ousler Et. Al. determined infringement did not occur.
Mayo and Percy’s relationship progressed quickly and their wedding was arranged on relatively short notice. Scarcely a week before the event, their engagement was announced in the November 21, 1931 edition of Washington D.C.’s Evening Star newspaper. Bridal announcements state Percy worked in the Los Angeles oil business. The brief interim between her engagement and wedding was reminiscent of Mayo’s seemingly impulsive first marriage, when she married without inviting her parents to the ceremony.
On November 27th, 1931, Mayo Methot married Percy Morgan, Jr., at the stately Mission Inn hotel located in Riverside, California. News of Mayo’s wedding bore the headline “Former Portland Girl, Now Picture Star, Is Married” in the Oregon Daily Journal. The low key affair was described as “a quiet ceremony.” Mrs. Grant Corby was Mayo’s attendant, along with a relative of the groom formerly known as Babs Ainsworth. Best man for the groom was Percy’s brother, John Ainsworth Morgan. John was returning the favor after Percy had been best man in John’s 1927 wedding.
Witnesses to Mayo & Percy’s wedding included actors Robert Montgomery, Chester Morris and their wives. Mayo appeared with leading man Morris in ‘Corsair,’ which was released the day after Mayo’s wedding, on November 28th, 1931. Following their ceremony, the newlyweds enjoyed a short honeymoon at Yosemite National Park.
Percy Tredegar Morgan was thrice married: Mayo Methot, Edna May Bulasky & Margaret Smith Morgan. Bio information from 'Sluggy: Bogie's Other Baby' by biographer Roy Widing.
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