Celebrating Morgan Freeman Actor, producer and narrator Morgan Freeman, known for distinctive roles in Driving Miss Daisy, Glory, The Shawshank Redemption and other films, was born in Memphis on June 1, 1937. He spent much of his childhood in Mississippi, in Charleston as an infant, and later, Greenwood. One of the more versatile African-American actors of his era, Freeman was in the first class of MAX Hall of Fame inductees in 2017. He also is a longtime co-owner of the Ground Zero Blues Club i