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Aug 6, 2019 · Slade Morrison was the late Toni Morrison’s son. He died at 45 years old of pancreatic cancer in 2010. Morrison had one other brother, named Harold Ford Morrison. Slade was a painter and...
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Aug 6, 2019 · Slade Morrison was the younger son of the late Toni Morrison. He was a painter and a musician. Morrison had one other brother, named Harold Ford Morrison. According to Slade Morrison’s bio on his official website, he spent the majority of his adult life living in New York.
Learn about the nine books written by Toni and Slade Morrison, a mother-son duo who explored themes of identity, freedom, and imagination. Explore their correspondence, interviews, and book covers from the Toni Morrison Papers at Princeton University Library.
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Morrison wrote books for children with her younger son, Slade Morrison, who was a painter and a musician. Slade died of pancreatic cancer on December 22, 2010, aged 45, [ 25 ] [ 83 ] when Morrison's novel Home (2012) was half-completed.
- Toni Morrison’s Youngest Son Died of Pancreatic Cancer. Toni Morrison weathered tragedy throughout her life. Her youngest son died of pancreatic cancer.
- Toni Morrison’s Other Son Works as an Architect. Morrison’s surviving son is named Harold Ford Morrison but is often known as Ford Morrison. A 2016 article in the Jamaica Observer reports that Harold Ford Morrison is an architect with the Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory.
- Toni Morrison Was Married Briefly. Morrison’s marriage followed shortly after she started teaching at Howard. Her ex-husband was Harold Morrison, an architect born in Jamaica, according to BBC.
- Morrison’s Mother Inspired Her Creativity. Morrison’s mother is often credited with inspiring her daughter’s love of words. She was “both musical and highly imaginative and inspired her daughter’s blossoming love of literature through the sharing of songs and folklore,” according to BBC.
Aug 6, 2019 · Famous for a magisterial presence with graying dreadlocks, an affection for scarves and a small heart pendant of butterstone — in remembrance of her son, Slade, who died at 45 — Morrison...
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