Personal Info
Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison
Toni Morrison
Writing
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 Literat…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
as Self
Toni Morrison: Black Matter(s)
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
as Self
The Pulitzer At 100
as Self - Novelist
Toni Morrison Remembers
as Self
Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
The Black List: Volume One
as Self
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
The Writer In America : Toni Morrison
as Self
