In 1960, Morton met Lucille Ball in New York City a few months before she opened on Broadway in the musical Wildcat.

They were married on November 19, 1961, at the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.

[2] Morton, 13 years younger than Ball, signed a prenuptial agreement to stifle rumors that he was a gold digger.

Most critics cite Morton's construction of a "European Street"—a 3⁄4-scale replica of a European-styled business district street—as being a wasteful use of studio funds at a time when frugality was a necessity.

According to Desilu and Paramount financial records, and as reported by Solow and Justman, not one television or theatrical production was filmed on this set before it was demolished in 1977.