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Peter Morton, best known as Mr. Morton, is a minor character in Carrie. He is the assistant principal of Ewen High School in Chamberlain, Maine.
Novel[]
In the novel, Mr. Morton works alongside with Mr. Grayle and Miss Desjardin.
He supports Ms. Desjardin's idea of punishing the girls for bullying Carrie White. He also mentors Ms. Desjardin because of her being in the high school for only a year. He has been at Ewen High for 20 years and has a deficiency of remembering names.
He did not attend the Prom and his fate is unknown afterwards.
1976 Film[]
In the 1976 film, Mr. Morton is portrayed by Stefan Gierasch.
He co-works with Ms. Collins and later comes to Carrie White's defense from the other mean girls.
He is later killed during the Black Prom when Carrie sprays the firehose into the microphone where he and Mr. Fromm were speaking on, electrocuting them both.
2002 Film[]
In the 2002 version he was played by Laurie Murdoch.
Principal Morton was the Principal in the Ewen High School in the Carrie (2002) version. He had problems in remembering names. He gave the class a week's detention for what they did to Carrie and gave Miss Desjarden the power to decide what punishment they should have. He also stood his ground, when John Hargensen tried to reverse the suspension of his daughter, when she refused to take part in the punishment, much like the novel. He was electrocuted at the prom, when he grabbed the microphone in an attempt to calm people down.
2013 Film[]
In Carrie (2013) he was portrayed by Barry Shabaka Henley.
Trivia[]
- In all the films adaptations, Mr. Morton is the principal instead of the assistant principal.
Appearances[]
Gallery[]
Mr. Morton (1976)[]
