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{{short description|American architect}}
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| birth_date         = December 15, 1889
| birth_place        = [[Odessa]], [[Odessky Uyezd]], [[Kherson Governorate]], [[Russian Empire]]
| death_date         = October 12, 1946 (aged 56)
| death_place        = Manhattan, New York, U.S.
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| nationality        = American
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| alma_mater         = [[Columbia University]]
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| occupation         = Architect
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| spouse             = Marcia Sugarman (divorced)
| children           = [[Tiger Morse|Joan "Tiger" Morse]]
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| relatives          = [[William A. Moses]] (son-in-law)
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'''Morris Henry Sugarman''' (December 15, 1889 – October 12, 1946), was a Russian Empire-born American architect. He co-founded the architecture firm, '''Sugarman & Berger''' with Albert C. Berger (1879–1940).
==Biography==
Sugarman was born on December 15, 1889, in [[Odessa]], [[Odessky Uyezd]], [[Kherson Governorate]], Russian Empire (now [[Ukraine]]).<ref name="obit" /> He was the son of Marianne and Samuel Sugarman.<ref name="obit" /> He studied at the [[National Academy of Design]] at [[Columbia University]], and in [[England]] and in [[France]].<ref name="obit" />
In 1925, he was awarded the gold medal from the [[American Institute of Architects]] (AIA).<ref name="obit" /> He organized the architectural firm Sugarman & Berger in 1926. Together they designed the [[New Yorker Hotel]],<ref name=":0" /> the [[Nicholas Roerich Museum|Roerich Museum]] in New York City,<ref name=":0" /> the [[Fifth Avenue Hotel]] in New York City,<ref name=":0" /> the Mayfair Hotel in [[Philadelphia]],<ref name="obit" /> Navarre Building in New York City,<ref name="obit" /> the Long Beach Hospital on [[Long Island]], as well as buildings in [[Europe]] and [[Central America]].
Sugarman died on October 12, 1946, after an illness at [[Doctors Hospital (Manhattan)|Doctors Hospital]] in Manhattan.<ref name="obit">{{cite news |title=M. H. Sugarman, 58, Architect, is Dead |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1946/10/13/94063373.pdf |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=October 13, 1946 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=M. Henry Sugarman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103728234/morris-henry-sugarman-1889-1946/ |work=Daily News |date=October 13, 1946 |location=New York, NY |page=431 |accessdate=June 14, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> His daughter was the fashion designer [[Tiger Morse|Joan "Tiger" Morse]] (who married, and was divorced from real estate developer [[William A. Moses]]).<ref>{{Cite web|first=Alan |last=Rosenberg |title= Joan "Tiger" Morse (1932-1972) has been described as "La Passionaria of the dropout subculture," and it is true that she is mainly known today for dropping out  |publisher=tigermorse.com|url= http://www.tigermorse.com/about/ |access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name="NYTTiger">{{Cite web|title= Joan (Tiger) Morse Is Dead; Avant‐Garde Fashion Designer  |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 25, 1972  |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/25/archives/joan-tiger-morse-is-dead-avantgarde-fashion-designer.html }}</ref>
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[[Category:20th-century American architects]]
[[Category:1889 births]]
[[Category:1946 deaths]]
[[Category:Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States]]
[[Category:National Academy of Design alumni]]
[[Category:Columbia University alumni]]
[[Category:Recipients of the AIA Gold Medal]]
[[Category:Architects from New York City]]