Marjoe Gortner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Marjoe Gortner

American actor and evangelist

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1944

Place of Birth: Long Beach, California, United States

Profession: evangelism, evangelist, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner (born January 14, 1944) is a former evangelist preacher and actor.
He first gained public attention during the late 1940s when his parents arranged for him to be ordained as a preacher at age four, due to his extraordinary speaking ability.
He was the youngest known in that position.
As a young man, he preached on the revival circuit and brought celebrity to the revival movement.He became a celebrity again during the 1970s when he starred in Marjoe (1972), a behind-the-scenes documentary about the lucrative business of Pentecostal preaching.
This won the 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary Film.
This documentary now is noted as one of the most vehement criticisms of Pentecostal preaching.