Toni Morrison was an acclaimed author, educator, and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. Born on February 18, 1931 in Lorain, OH, her best-known works include The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Sula. Her most famous novel, Beloved, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988, cementing her legacy as one of the most influential authors of the 20th century.
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💰 Net worth: $24 million

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About

Author, educator, and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University whose best-known works include The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Sula. Her most famous novel, Beloved, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988.

Before Fame

Born Chloe Ardelia Wofford, she graduated from Howard University in 1953 with a degree in English and went on to graduate study at Cornell University. She published her first novel, The Bluest Eye, in 1970.

Trivia

She was the 1993 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Family Life

She was born to Ramah Willis and George Wofford. In 1958, she married professor and Architect Harold Morrison. The couple had two children before divorcing in 1964.

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Don Bendell is another famous Ohio-born author.