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- Died
- Jay Morton was born on June 27, 1911 in Hollywood, California, USA. Jay was a writer, known for Adventures of Superman (1952), Superman: Terror on the Midway (1942) and Jungle Drums (1943). Jay died on September 6, 2003 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
- Spouse?(1996 - September 6, 2003) (his death)
- Created what is arguably the greatest tagline/opening sequence of all time: the "It's a bird/It's a plane/It's Superman!" sequence in "Adventures of Superman" (1952).
- After he cut his foot at the beach on an old-style drinking-can pop-tab, he invented the current style where the tab remains attached to the can. As a result of his invention (U.S. Patent No. 5,062,542), he became fabulously wealthy.
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