Morris McKenny was born on 28 October 1889 in St. Augustine, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for Drums o' Voodoo (1934). He died on 4 July 1960 in New York City, New York, USA.
He played William Lewis in Langston Hughes' play, "Mulatto," at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Mercedes Gilbert (Cora Lewis); James Kirkwood (Col. Thomas Norwood); Evelyn Streich (Sally Lewis); Richard S. Bishop (Talbot); Frank Jacquet (Fred Higgins); J.J. Dillon (Henry Richards); Glen Boles (Robert Lewis); Francis Hallaran (Storekeeper); Dillon Deasey (undertaker); and Allan Moore (Jed Tomkins) in the cast. Martin Jones was producer.
Starting out in vaudeville, Morris McKenny was primarily known as a
stage actor, having appeared in several Broadway and off-Broadway
shows, including "Jeb" the 1946 play where Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
made their first appearances on Broadway.