Morang credited his friend, author Erskine Caldwell, with encouraging him to publish his writing.
[1] The Morangs moved to New Mexico in 1937 upon a doctor's recommendation that Alfred needed a higher, drier climate.
[2] Morang also had a popular radio program in Santa Fe called "The World of Art.
His home in Santa Fe, at 1 Placita Rafaela, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building in the Camino del Monte Sol Historic District.
[5] Some of his artworks are permanently located in the El Farol restaurant on Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico.