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Title	Quartette (singing group), Pawling School, Pawling, New York, 1907-1908
Creator	Pawling School
Date.Original	1907-1908
Academic Year	1907-1908
Contributors	Pawling School
Publisher.Original	Pawling School
Description	This is a photograph of "The Quartette" Pawling School's musical group, published in the 1908 yearbook, The Scroll. Frank Wuppermann (on the left in the photograph), was in the first graduating class (1908) of the Pawling School and attended Pawling School for his senior year only. Apparently, he was already quite the showman appearing in performance with "an all-star cast of vaudevillians" as the "Distinguished Tenor" accompanied by the "Bawling Glee Club" cheerleading for the basketball team, and participating on the Debating Team. Henry Montgomery, who matriculated at the Pawling School eleven years after Wuppermann graduated, became acquainted with him in Hollywood where both had long careers in acting; they were cast together in at least two motion picture films.
Notes	Henry Montgomery, a former student at Pawling School (who changed his given name to Robert in 1924) played a starring role in the motion picture"Piccadilly Jim" (1936), alongside another famous Pawling School alumnus - Frank Morgan, that is, the above-mentioned Frank Wuppermann of Pawling School, who changed his last name when he moved to Beverly Hills, after landing a contract with MGM. Like Montgomery, his acting career took him first to Broadway and later to Hollywood. In the 1937 film "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney" Montgomery and Morgan again teamed up and were cast as brothers and potential suitors of Mrs. Cheyney, played by Joan Crawford. Morgan's most widely recognized role was as the title character of "The Wizard of Oz" (1939). Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1934 and Best Supporting Actor in 1942, Morgan's career was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his accomplishments in motion pictures. Frank attended the Pawling School for one year from September of 1907 through June of 1908. Pawling School was renamed Trinity-Pawling in 1947. See this exhibit's epilogue for more information about Robert Montgomery's acting career and life.
Subject.TGM	Boarding schools Celebrities Education People Private schools Schools Choirs (Music) Clubs Students Student organizations Singers
Subject.LCSH	Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949 Private Schools -- New York (State) -- Pawling Boarding Schools Education, Secondary Actors -- United States -- Biography Academy Awards (Motion pictures) Actors -- United States -- Biography
Subject.Local	Pawling School -- Celebrities -- Hollywood -- Morgan, Frank Pawling School -- Music Group -- Quartette
Personal Name	Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949
Relationship to School	Students
Name of School	Pawling School, 1907-1942
Location	Pawling - Dutchess County - New York - United States
HRVH Topic	Arts & Entertainment Education People
Format.Original	Photograph from yearbook
Resource Type	Still Image
Relation-IsPartOf	Scroll (1908), p. 94
Source	Yearbook Collection
Resource Identifier	ps_rm_61.jpg
Publisher.Digital	Trinity-Pawling School
Date.Digital	2008-11-13
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Digital Collection	Robert Montgomery Collection
Holding Institution	Trinity-Pawling School
Contact Information	Trinity-Pawling School Archives 700 Route 22 Pawling, NY 12564 845-855-3100 http://www.trinitypawling.org
Rights	This digital image may be used for education purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of this image.

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