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Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison

Known for

Writing

Born

February 18, 1931

Birthplace

Lorain, Ohio, USA

Died

August 5, 2019 (aged 88)

Biography

Chloe Anthony Wofford "Toni" Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019) 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).

Born and raised in Lorain, Ohio, Morrison graduated from Howard University in 1953 with a B.A. in English. Morrison earned a master's degree in American Literature from Cornell University in 1955. In 1957 she returned to Howard University, was married, and had...

Best known work

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005
Beloved

Beloved

1998
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

2011
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

2019
The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

1978
The Pulitzer At 100

The Pulitzer At 100

2017
The Black List: Volume One

The Black List: Volume One

2008
Toni Morrison: Black Matter(s)

Toni Morrison: Black Matter(s)

2020
The Writer in America: Toni Morrison

The Writer in America: Toni Morrison

1978
Toni Morrison Remembers

Toni Morrison Remembers

2015

Filmography

  1. 2020

    Toni Morrison: Black Matter(s)

    as Self - Writer (archive footage)

  2. 2020

  3. 2019

  4. 2017

    The Pulitzer At 100

    as Self - Novelist

  5. 2015

  6. 2011

    Public Speaking

    as Self (archive footage)

  7. 2008

  8. 2006

  9. 2005

    The Colbert ReportTV

    as Self - Guest (1 episode)

  10. 1998

    Beloved

    Novel

  11. 1989

  12. 1978

  13. 1978

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