1. Wright Marion Morris was an American novelist, photographer, and essayist.
14 Facts About Wright Morris
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Wright Morris is known for his portrayals of the people and artifacts of the Great Plains in words and pictures, as well as for experimenting with narrative forms.
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Wright Morris's mother, Grace Osborn Morris, died six days after he was born.
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Wright Morris lived briefly with his uncle in Texas before enrolling in Pacific Union College in California.
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Wright Morris married Mary Ellen Finfrock in 1934; the couple divorced in 1959.
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Wright Morris won the National Book Award for The Field of Vision in 1956.
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Wright Morris developed close friendships with several other American authors, most notably John O'Hara and Thornton Wilder, and was a pall bearer at O'Hara's funeral in 1970.
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Wright Morris conducted a weekly correspondence with Scottish author Muriel Spark from 1962 until his death.
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Wright Morris died of esophageal cancer in Mill Valley, California in 1998.
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Wright Morris received numerous honors in addition to the National Book Awards for The Field of Vision and Plains Song.
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Wright Morris was granted Guggenheim Fellowships in 1942,1946, and 1954.
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The full archive of Wright Morris photographs is located at the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson, which manages the copyright of these photographs.
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries houses a collection of Wright Morris papers, including material donated by Josephine Morris, widow of Wright Morris.
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Wright Morris wrote about the places and lives he knew.