Wright Morris

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Wright Marion Morris (January 6, 1910 – April 25, 1998) was an American novelist, photographer, and essayist.

He is well-known for his portrayals of the people and artifacts of the Great Plains in both words and images, as well as trying with narrative techniques.

Early life

Morris was born in Central City, Nebraska; his boyhood home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Grace Osborn Morris Morris, his mother, died six days after he was born. William Henry Morris, his father, served with the Union Pacific Railroad. Wright was cared for by a nanny until his father returned from Omaha and returned with a young bride, Gertrude. "Gertrude was closer to my age than to my father's," Will's Boy Morris says. Gertrude hated small-town life but became close with Wright on many of the same childhood tastes (both loved games, movies, and ice cream). The family lived in Omaha, Nebraska, until 1924.

Morris spent two summers on his uncle's farm near Norfolk, Nebraska, during the interlude. In Morris' books, photographs of the farm, as well as Uncle Harry and Aunt Clara's real-life characters, are included.

Wright Morris' life has left a lasting legacy.

Wright Morris wrote about the places and lives he had no idea about. Here are a few of the oldest ones.

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Career

In 1924, Morris immigrated to Chicago. Later this year, he and his father joined him on a road trip to the west coast that formed the foundation for his first book, My Uncle Dudley. He also lived briefly with his uncle in Texas before enrolling in Pacific Union College in California. In 1933, he graduated from Pomona College. In 1934, he married Mary Ellen Finfrock, but the couple divorced in 1959. Josephine Kantor was married later in life.

Morris spent time in Europe after college, and in Cause for Wonder, he later fictionalized.

Morris lived in Philadelphia from 1944 to 1954. He divided his time between California and Mexico between 1954-1992. In 1963, he accepted a teaching position at San Francisco State College. In 1975, he began teaching.

In 1956, Morris received the National Book Award for The Field of Vision. In 1981, John O'Brien's last book, Plains Song, received the American Book Award.

Morris formed close friendships with several other American writers, most notably John O'Hara and Thornton Wilder, and he was a pall bearer at O'Hara's funeral in 1970. He also maintained a weekly correspondence with Scottish author Muriel Spark from 1962 to his death.

Morris died of esophageal cancer in Mill Valley, California, in 1998. In the Chapman Cemetery, he is buried.

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