In 1967, Walt Morey’s novel Gentle Ben was optioned into a short-run movie (which later served as a pilot for the television series, “Gentle Ben”) called “Gentle Giant.” These gorgeous photos show Walt, presumably watching the movie premiere, at Portland’s Orpheum Theater. The Orpheum Theater was demolished in 1976 and the downtown Nordstrom was built […]
Walt’s Life
Walt’s Letters Home While Diving in Alaska — Spring of 1950
Cordova, AK Spring 1950 Dear Tiny [Rosalind Morey], Mom and Dad— Well, here we are at the cannery at Orca Bay about a mile out of Cordova. I can look out the window of our room at snow fields right over our heads on one hand and the sea not a hundred feet at our […]