Morton DaCosta

Director | Actor

Date of birth : 03/07/1914

Date of death : 01/29/1989

City of birth : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Philadelphia-born Morton DaCosta started his career as a stage actor in 1942, and by 1950 had become a respected stage director, both in stock theater and on Broadway. His short film career consisted of a pair of successful adaptations of Broadway successes, ("The Music Man" and "Auntie Mame") and one less successful film ("Island of Love"), after which he returned to his first love, the stage.