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Ernest John "Johnny" Morris (20 June 1916 - 6 May 1999) was a British children's television presenter and writer who was the first narrator of The Railway Stories.

Biography

He narrated The Three Railway Engines through Percy the Small Engine, recorded by Delyse Records during 1961-1966. He also built upon the Reverend W. Awdry's style of repetitions, improvising and enhancing the recordings with whistles, puffs, chugs and bursts of steam.

Johnny Morris also did books 1-8 for cassette, but he did books 9-11 only for Delyse Records, Willie Rushton later re-narrated books 9-11. He also narrated some films about Flying Scotsman in its early years of preservation, and was the vice president of the Bluebell Railway from the 1960's until 1987. Morris also appeared in "Animal Magic" and narrated "Tales of the Riverbank".

Johnny Morris died on 6th May 1999, aged 82.

Gallery

The Railway Series

Writers		Wilbert Awdry \| Christopher Awdry \| George Awdry \| Brian Sibley
Illustrators		William Middleton \| Reginald Payne \| C. Reginald Dalby \| John T. Kenney \| Gunvor and Peter Edwards \| Clive Spong \| Stephen Lings
Publishers		Edmund Ward \| Kaye & Ward \| William Heinemann \| Egmont Publishing \| Random House Books
Narrators		Wilbert Awdry \| Johnny Morris \| Willie Rushton \| Ted Robbins \| John Gielgud \| Andrew Sachs \| Michael Angelis
Characters		Railway Series characters \| Railway Series-exclusive characters \| Awdry-created characters
Other		The Sad Story of Henry (1953) \| The Railway Stories \| Eric Marriott
Books	W.A.	The Three Railway Engines \| Thomas the Tank Engine \| James the Red Engine \| Tank Engine Thomas Again \| Troublesome Engines \| Henry the Green Engine \| Toby the Tram Engine \| Gordon the Big Engine \| Edward the Blue Engine \| Four Little Engines \| Percy the Small Engine \| The Eight Famous Engines \| Duck and the Diesel Engine \| The Little Old Engine \| The Twin Engines \| Branch Line Engines \| Gallant Old Engine \| Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine \| Mountain Engines \| Very Old Engines \| Main Line Engines \| Small Railway Engines \| Enterprising Engines \| Oliver the Western Engine \| Duke the Lost Engine \| Tramway Engines
	C.A.	Really Useful Engines \| James and the Diesel Engines \| Great Little Engines \| More About Thomas the Tank Engine \| Gordon the High-Speed Engine \| Toby, Trucks and Trouble \| Thomas and the Twins \| Jock the New Engine \| Thomas and the Great Railway Show \| Thomas Comes Home \| Henry and the Express \| Wilbert the Forest Engine \| Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines \| New Little Engine \| Thomas and Victoria \| Thomas and his Friends \| ~~Barry the Rescue Engine~~
	Other	Thomas's Christmas Party \| Thomas Comes to Breakfast \| Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree \| Thomas and the Evil Diesel \| Thomas and Gordon Off the Rails \| Thomas and the Hurricane \| Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection \| Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection \| Annuals \| Mini Books \| Pop-up Books
	Companion	Twelve Happy Engines \| The Railway Series: Surprise Packet \| Railway Map of the Island of Sodor \| The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways \| The Thomas the Tank Engine Man \| Sodor: Reading Between the Lines
Lectures		Narrow Gauge Rails in Sodor \| Railways of Sodor

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+|born=20 June 1916<br>Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
+|died=6 May 1999<br>Devizes, Wiltshire, England
+|nationality=British
+|occupation=Television presenter, writer
+|years_active=1946 - 1999
+|parent(s)=
+|spouse(s)=Eileen Morris
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+'''Ernest John "Johnny" Morris''' (20 June 1916 - 6 May 1999) was a British children's television presenter and writer who was the first narrator of [[The Railway Stories]].
+==Biography==
-'''Johnny Morris''', born on June the 20th, 1916, in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, was a British actor who was the first narrator of [[The Railway Stories]]. He narrated [[The Three Railway Engines]] through [[Percy the Small Engine]], recorded by Delyse Records. He also built upon the [[Reverend W. Awdry]]'s style of repetitions, improvising and enhancing the recordings with whistles, puffs, chugs and bursts of steam.
+He narrated [[The Three Railway Engines]] through [[Percy the Small Engine]], recorded by Delyse Records during 1961-1966. He also built upon the [[Wilbert Awdry|Reverend W. Awdry]]'s style of repetitions, improvising and enhancing the recordings with whistles, puffs, chugs and bursts of steam.
-Johnny Morris also did books 1-8 for cassette, but he did books 9-11 only for Delyse Records, [[Willie Rushton]] later re-narrated books 9-11. He also narrated some films about [[Flying Scotsman]] in its early years of preservation. Morris also appeared in "Animal Magic" and "Tales of the Riverbank".
+Johnny Morris also did books 1-8 for cassette, but he did books 9-11 only for [[Delyse Records]], [[Willie Rushton]] later re-narrated books 9-11. He also narrated some films about [[Flying Scotsman]] in its early years of preservation, and was the vice president of the [[Bluebell Railway]] from the 1960's until 1987. Morris also appeared in "Animal Magic" and narrated "Tales of the Riverbank".
-Johnny Morris died in 1999, aged 82.
+Johnny Morris died on 6th May 1999, aged 82.
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