Eula Morgan

Eula Moulder Morgan was an American opera singer and actress in films and theater from the 1930s through the 1950s. A professional pianist during her childhood, she practiced studying opera as a career in her adult years, performing in theatres across multiple states. Her first film role was in The Great American Broadcast in 1941 and she would have a number of appearances in films in the decade after, prominently in roles that featured her singing operatic solos.

Career Born in Linn Creek, Missouri to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Moulder, Morgan was performing piano by the age of 15 in professional orchestras in Montana and Oklahoma.

After winning two voice study contests, she was allowed to perform in July 1927 at the Chicago Kimball Hall as a part of the Oscar Saenger Opera Class and did voice work with Percy Rector Stephens. She then went on to study singing at schools in Chicago and New York before performing in grand operas in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Oklahoma City. During her scene in the film, she performed the sextet Chi mi frena in tal momento from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Her performance was described as "impressive" by The St. Louis Star and Times, especially for a first time film role, and showcased her capability coming from being in theatre, with her particular voice and acting being "satisfactorily recorded".

After her successful initial showing and ongoing roles in other films, Morgan moved to Hollywood from St. Louis. In the 1948 theatre production of Black John as Goldie, the Hollywood Citizen-News said Morgan "roars lustily through her role as the pursuing wife", though had more "vigor than accuracy" when it came to replicating a New England accent. The New York Daily News described her acting and role as "one of the toughest wimmin ever seen in these here parts".

Personal life She was married to Fred Morgan and together they had a son. The Queen Was in the Parlour Aida as Aida Madama Butterfly Old English (1943) as Adela Heythorpe Black John (1948) as Goldie A Christmas Carol (1949) (Radio play)

Filmography The Great American Broadcast (1941) as Madame Rinaldi Lady for a Night (1942) as Dowager Reckless Age (1944) as Guard Leave It to Blondie (1945) as Laura Meredith Night in Paradise (1946) as Townswoman Mother Wore Tights (1947) as Opera singer The Trouble with Women (1947) as Mrs. Pooler The Loves of Carmen (1948) as Woman in crown Tulsa as Opera Singer (1949) Madame Bovary (1949) Key to the City (1950) as Police matron Mask of the Avenger (1951)

TV series Death Valley Days – "The Chivaree" as Rocky (January 7, 1953) The Range Rider – "Gold Hill" as Tillie Jenkins (1952) The Lone Ranger – "Troubled Waters" as Emmy Bryson (March 9, 1950)