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William Weaks Morris (November 29, 1934 – August 2, 1999) was an American writer and editor born in Jackson, Mississippi, though his family later moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi, which he immortalized in his works of prose. Morris' trademark was his lyrical prose style and reflections on the American South, particularly the Mississippi Delta.
One of Mississippi’s best-known contemporary authors is Willie Weaks Morris. Morris, the son of Henry Rae and Marion Weaks Morris, was born in 1934 in Jackson, Mississippi. He moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi, when he was six years old.
Aug 3, 1999 · Willie Morris, the writer and editor whose life and work reveled in the endless contradictions of the South and the region's ghostlike hold on its...
At 6:21 in the evening, 64-year-old Willie Morris stopped breathing; his great heart was stilled forever. He became the first writer ever to lie in state in the rotunda of the Old Capitol in ...
Aug 6, 1999 · Willie Morris, who died at age of 64, is first writer ever to lie in state in Mississippi's Old Capital, in Jackson; he was one of most beloved writers of modern South; photo (M)
Although Willie Morris’s reputation rests largely on his nonfiction works, particularly his first autobiography, North toward Home (1967), he also achieved widespread recognition as an editor, newspaper journalist, children’s author, essayist, and editorial writer. Commentators and critics have often singled out his perceptive understanding of and deep affection for the South as well as ...
Willie Morris. November 29, 1934–August 2, 1999. Writer and editor Willie Morris was born in Mississippi and made his name in New York, but he left an indelible mark on Texas journalism. In 1952, Morris enrolled at The University of Texas, where he worked as a reporter for the Daily Texan.
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