Table of Biography
Toni Morrison is a famous American Novelist, Essayist, Editor, Teacher, and Professor from Lorain, Ohio, United States. Further, Toni Morrison is widely famous for being the first African-American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature.
Early Life
Toni Morrison was born on 18th February 1931 in Lorain, Ohio, United States. Her real birth name is Chloe Ardelia Wofford. the zodiac sign of Morrison is Aquarius. Likewise, she hails from an Afro-American family.
Further, Toni was born to her father George Wofford, and her mother Ramah Wofford.
Similarly, her parents raised her in her hometown along with two brothers Raymond Allen Wofford, and George Carl Wofford, and a sister Lois Brooks. Moreover, Wofford’s dad used to do various jobs including welding for US Steel for his earnings.
Moving into her educational background, Chloe Ardelia Wofford completed her school-level education at Lorain High School.
After finishing high school, Toni attended Howard University for her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1953, and then she joined Cornell University. Moreover, Morrison finished her Post-Graduate with a Master of Arts degree at Cornell University in 1955.
Toni Morrison – Body Measurements
Talking about body measurement, Toni had a pretty well-shaped and well-maintained body. Being an actor, Toni is very concerned about his body figure and physical appearance.
Further, Morrison stands at a height of around 5 feet and 6 inches. Likewise, Morrison had a body weight of around 85 kg or 187 lbs.
In addition, Toni had a body measurement of around 44-36-42 inches. Likewise, Toni used a bra of size 40B and shoes of size 6. Further, Morrison had beautiful black eyes along with black hair.
Social Media
Moving into social media availability, Toni was pretty much active on social media. She had her official account active on Instagram and Twitter.
Further, Morrison has garnered more than 16k followers on her Instagram account. Likewise, she has earned more than 6k followers on her Twitter account.
Toni Morrison – Net Worth 2024
In addition, Toni Morrison had earned a prettysmalll amount of money from her career. However, Morrison had kept her annual income and salary secret from the media. As per the source, Toni had an estimated net worth of around $5 million.
Professional Life
Toni Morrison is a famous American Novelist, Essayist, Editor, Teacher, and Professor from Lorain, Ohio, United States. Further, Tonu is widely famous for being the first African-American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature.
Morrison made her debut with her first book called “The Bluest Eye” in 1970
The Novel prize-winning Author started her career as a teacher at Texas Southern University in Houston. She served as an English Teacher at Texas University for two years. Later, she started teaching at Howard University.
In addition, in 1965, Toni started working as the editor for L. W. Singer in Syracuse, New York. Later, Morrison served as senior editor at Random House in 1967 while doing so she became the first woman to be a Senior Editor.
Caption: Toni Morrison getting a medal from former president Barrack Obama(source: Esmee)
She released her second novel Sulin in 1973. The book was nominated for the National Book Award. Further, Toni gained huge popularity after publishing her third book titled “Song of Solomon” in 1977.
In 1987, Morrison released her most well-known novel “Beloved“. Beloved was based on the real-life story of a woman named Margaret Garner who killed her daughter to protect her from slavery.
Beloved was honored with the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. It is one of three novels called The Beloved Trilogy”. In 1992, Toni released the second book of the trilogy called “Jazz”.
In 1993, Toni became the first African-American woman to be honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature. Likewise, Morrison released the third of her Beloved trilogy “Paradise” in 1997.
Cause of Death
Toni Morrison took her last breath on 5th August 2019 at Montefiore Medical Center. As per the sources, Toni was suffering from pneumonia which was the sole cause of her death.
Relationship Status
Caption: Toni Morrison with her children(source: Heavy)
The Late Novel Prize winner Novelist Toni was a married woman. Toni exchanged her vows with her husband “Harold Morrison” in 1958.
The couple completed their marriage ceremony in a private event in the presence of her family members and friends. Moreover, Harold was a famous Jamaican Architect.
Toni and Harold gave birth to their two sons Harold Ford Morrison and Slade Morrison from their relationship. Later in 1964.