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'''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 to '''"[[Gordon the Big Engine]]"''', recorded by Delyse Records. He also built upon the [[Reverend W. Awdry]]'s style of repititions, improvising and enhancing the recordings with whistles, puffs, chugs and bursts of steam. |
'''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 to '''"[[Gordon the Big Engine]]"''', recorded by Delyse Records. He also built upon the [[Reverend W. Awdry]]'s style of repititions, improvising and enhancing the recordings with whistles, puffs, chugs and bursts of steam. |
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| − | Johnny Morris also appeared in "Animal Magic" and "Tales of the Riverbank". |
+ | Johnny Morris also appeared in "[[Wikipedia:Animal Magic|Animal Magic]]" and "[[Wikipedia:Tales of the Riverbank|Tales of the Riverbank]]". |
Johnny Morris died in 1999, aged 82. |
Johnny Morris died in 1999, aged 82. |
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Revision as of 05:26, 6 March 2009
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 to "Gordon the Big Engine", recorded by Delyse Records. He also built upon the Reverend W. Awdry's style of repititions, improvising and enhancing the recordings with whistles, puffs, chugs and bursts of steam.
Johnny Morris also appeared in "Animal Magic" and "Tales of the Riverbank".
Johnny Morris died in 1999, aged 82.