Septimus Edward Norris (March 10, 1911 – December 18, 2002) was an American film actor.
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Early years
Norris was born in 1911, the son of a prominent Philadelphia gynecologist, who was described in a newspaper article as "a famous surgeon and chief of staff at the city's largest hospital." He grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At age 16, he dropped out of the Culver Military Academy to marry a socially prominent physician's daughter, Virginia Bell Hiller, and took a job as a reporter.
Film
Norris performed in over 70 films during his 20+ year career in Hollywood, including appearing with Lana Turner in her debut film role in They Won't Forget, a film that was based on the Leo Frank case, where Norris starred as the character analogous to Frank. See full filmography below.