Morris Loveman Friedman, 1891-1981

mlfriedman 001 (158x200).jpg

Title

Morris Loveman Friedman, 1891-1981

Subject

World War I
Businessmen
Friedman, Morris Loveman, 1891-1981

Description

Portrait of Morris Loveman Friedman as a World War I soldier.

Morris Loveman Friedman was born in Tuscaloosa, the second child of Victor and Hanna Mills Friedman. He attended local schools and the Manlius Military Academy in Syracuse, New York. He served in the United States Army in World War I.

After the war until 1964, he was associated with Lee Black and I. Z. Winston in the clothing firm, Black, Friedman and Winston, an exclusive men's clothing store in Tuscaloosa.

He was also a well-known Tuscaloosa community leader, often referred to as "Mr. Theater" for his connection to the community theater starting in the 1920s. Friedman held countless roles in local productions from Shakespearean drama to musical comedy. He co-founded the first Boy Scout troop as well as the Tuscaloosa Exchange Club and was a charter member of the Tuscaloosa Country Club.

He married Emmelyn Lurie of Dothan and they had a son, Victor Morris Friedman, and a daughter, Emily Ann Friedman Bliss.

Source

Personal Collection of Victor Morris Friedman

Date

Circa 1915

Contributor

Betty Slowe (Description)
Elizabeth Bradt (Description)

Type

Photograph

Identifier

1283

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

8 inches by 10 inches