Toni Morrison

(1931-2019)

African American novelist, essayist, and academic

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Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist and editor. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 1988, Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved (1987).

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Born	Chloe Ardelia Wofford 18 February 1931 Lorain, Ohio, USA
Died	5 August 2019 (aged 88) Montefiore Medical Center, Norwood, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Zodiac	Aquarius
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Harold Morrison - · · m. 1958 info edit

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Harold info 1st child with Harold Morrison Male b. 1961 · Age: 64 · 1961- · Celebrity Baby

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Slade info 2nd child with Harold Morrison Male b. 1965 · Age: 60 · 1965- · Celebrity Baby

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