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Cindy Morgan, the ‘Caddyshack’ and ‘Tron’ star, dies at 69.
Cindy Morgan, who portrayed Lacey Underall with Chevy Chase in “Caddyshack” and later appeared in “Tron,” died at 69. Morgan was discovered dead at her house on December 30 at 10:52 p.m. local time, according to a statement from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
According to the statement, a lady described as Morgan’s flatmate informed deputies that she had returned from a holiday visit and had not seen Morgan since, but that she knocked on Morgan’s door and no one answered. She further informed police authorities that she “thought there was a strong odour coming from her room.” According to the flatmate, the last time she saw Morgan alive was December 19.
Her cause of death is unknown, but no foul play is suspected, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. On December 17, she posted cryptically on Instagram and X, “All I want for Christmas is a safe place to live! I’ve got two weeks. She uploaded screenshots of texts from someone saying, “Two weeks till the end of the month. Your agent called me and informed me that you would be leaving and made preparations for you to relocate.”
Morgan appeared to answer that she did not have an agent and that the person who represented themselves as such “is a fraud who got hold of me because I’m famous,” adding, “He has no paperwork, no right and has been turned into the FBI.” The individual she texted with replied, “I don’t have time for [this], Cindy. I just need a place.”
In addition to the 1980 comedy “Caddyshack” and the 1982 sci-fi feature “Tron,” she appeared in “Galaxis” and “Silent Fury,” as well as on television programmes like “Falcon Crest.” She also had a cameo appearance on “The Love Boat.”
Morgan was born Cynthia Ann Cichorski on September 29, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. As the first member of her family to attend college, she studied communications at Northern Illinois University and worked at the school’s radio station. She took the surname Morgan after a commercial station invited her to report the news for them.
Morgan began her career as a weather reporter in Rockford, Illinois, before moving to Chicago and becoming a DJ for WSDM. She later started working at auto shows for Fiat, which led her to Los Angeles, where she started filming commercials before landing her “Caddyshack” part.
Morgan once stated that she “was not a good speaker” when she first started school, but that her professor advised communication as a major, which led her to broadcasting. I was making $135 per week doing morning drive in a large market, and when no one would let me do ads, I said, ‘I’m moving to Los Angeles.'”
Morgan subsequently stated that, while “Caddyshack” was not an instant success, its “timeless quality” is what has allowed it to endure the test of time. “It has a timeless aspect to it, since we were having the finest time ever. “You cannot fake that,” she told NBC. “We were fortunate to be surrounded by four of the funniest men on the planet: Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Ted Knight, and Rodney Dangerfield. “And we were hit by comedy lightning.”
She also mentioned that her favourite sequence from the film was not written. Morgan stated, “I enjoy watching the scene where I ask Chevy to ‘Sing me a love song.'” It was not part of the script, nor was it rehearsed or discussed before of time. Chevy plays a couple bars and then snorts salt. You can see me pause for a few beats when I realise what is going on and that this is a scene from the film. I had a large piece of gum in my mouth and blew a bubble at him.”
In 1982, Morgan won a role in “Tron.” At the time, the film was part of Disney’s effort to improve its image. Morgan told Retro Junk that while the cast was aware of the film’s “groundbreaking” nature, production was not as far as people may believe.
“Many people imagined it was shot on green or blue screens. It wasn’t. “In the ‘Tron’ world scenes, we were shot in black and white with very uncomfortable and unflattering costumes,” she added. “It was difficult for me to make something so highly cerebral feel real, or else it would not read properly on screen. Side note: There were video games on the shoot to keep us motivated.”
Morgan has also worked with veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts.
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