𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻Born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1937, Morgan Freeman was the youngest of five children. His parents had left the South to find work in Chicago

𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻

Born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1937, Morgan Freeman was the youngest of five children. His parents had left the South to find work in Chicago. Until the age of six, Freeman lived with his grandmother in Mississippi. After his parents separated, Freeman moved to Greenwood, Mississippi, with his mother. There Freeman frequently attended the local movie theater and became a fan of actors like Gary Cooper and Sidney Poitier. He frequently saw war movies, which inspired his interest in becoming a pilot. In school, Freeman acted in several school plays and competitions, often taking leading roles and winning awards.

After graduating high school in 1955, Freeman turned down a drama scholarship to Jackson State University to enlist in the #AirForce. After basic training, Freeman worked as a radar technician for more than a year before training as a pilot. When he did start training to fly, he realized that it was not right for him and he could not remain in the military. He received an honorable discharge as an airman first class in 1959.