Carlton E. Morse

American radio writer and producer

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Born:: June 4, 1901, Jennings, La., U.S.

Died:: May 24, 1993, Sacramento, Calif. (aged 91)

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Carlton E. Morse (born June 4, 1901, Jennings, La., U.S.—died May 24, 1993, Sacramento, Calif.) was a U.S. radio writer and producer. He worked as a newspaper reporter before joining NBC radio as a writer in 1930. Morse wrote, directed, and produced many radio programs, including the highly popular soap opera One Man’s Family (1932–59; television, 1949–52), the drama I Love a Mystery (1939–44, 1949–52), and the soap opera The Woman in My House (1951–59).

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