Gary Morton

Gary Morton born Morton Goldaper December 19 1924 March 30 1999 was a Jewish American standup comedian whose primary venues were hotels and resorts of the Borscht Belt in upstate New York He was born in New York City In 1960 Morton met Lucille Ball in New York City a few months before she opened on Broadway in the musical Wildcat Morton claimed he was always busy working nights so had not seen the beloved series I Love Lucy They were married on November 19 1961 at the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City Morton signed a prenuptial agreement to stifle rumors that he was a gold digger Morton was 13 years younger than Lucille Ball From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia