Editing Chester Morris (section)

==Illness and death==
In mid-1968, Morris starred opposite [[Barbara Britton]] in the touring production of ''Where Did We Go Wrong?''.<ref name="parish">{{harvnb|Parish|Leonard|1976|p=414}}</ref> After the production wrapped, he returned to his home in Manhattan, where his health began to decline. Morris was later diagnosed with [[stomach cancer]].<ref>{{harvnb|Frasier|2015|p=233}}</ref>

Despite his declining health, Morris began work on what was his last film role, as Pop Weaver in the biographical drama ''[[The Great White Hope (film)|The Great White Hope]]'' (1970). The film was released after his death.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19691001&id=8VgqAAAAIBAJ&pg=3220,470345&hl=en| title=Chester Morris Back On Screen| date=October 1, 1969| newspaper=[[The Pittsburgh Press]]| page=93| access-date=March 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1873&dat=19710620&id=WU0fAAAAIBAJ&pg=3995,5410826&hl=en| title='Hope' Tackles Issues Of Today's World| last=Canby| first=Vincent| date=June 20, 1971| newspaper=[[The Daytona Beach News-Journal]]| page=7B| agency=New York Times News Service| access-date=March 21, 2015}}</ref> After filming wrapped, Morris joined the stage production of ''[[The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (play)|The Caine Mutiny Court Martial]]'' at the [[Bucks County Playhouse]] in [[New Hope, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="henderson"/>

On September 11, 1970, Lee R. Yopp, the producer and director of ''Caine'', was scheduled to have lunch with Morris. After Yopp could not reach Morris by phone at his motel room, he went to Morris's room, where he found the actor's body lying on the floor.<ref name="parish"/> The county coroner attributed Morris's death to an overdose of [[barbiturates]].<ref name="parish"/><ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19700912&id=Kt8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=971,688611&hl=en| title='Boston Blackie' Dies| date=September 12, 1970| newspaper=St. Petersburg Times| page=4A| access-date=March 21, 2015}}</ref> His remains were cremated and scattered over a German river.<ref>{{harv|Rosen|2004|p=188}}</ref>