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Morris, William was born on April 13, 1913 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Hyndman and Elizabeth Margaret (Hanna) Morris.
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Morris, William was born on April 13, 1913 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Hyndman and Elizabeth Margaret (Hanna) Morris.
AB, Harvard University, 1934; postgraduate, Bates College, 1989; postgraduate, Arizona State University, 1990.
Instructor English and Latin,, Newman School, 1935-1937; member of staff college department, G.&C. Merriam Company, 1937-1943; managing editor, Grosset & Dunlap, 1945-1947; executive editor, Grosset & Dunlap, 1947-1953; editor-in-chief, Grosset & Dunlap, 1953-1960; executive editor, Encyclopedia International, 1960-1962; editor-in-chief, Grolier Universal Encyclopedia, 1962-1964; editor-in-chief, American Heritage Dictionary, 1964-1972; editor-in-chief, Xerox Intermediate Dictionary and Weekly Reader Beginning Dictionary, 1971-1994.
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Indiana candidate for Vice President United States, 1976. Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Maritime Service, 1943-1945. Member American Library Association, College English Association, National Council Teachers English, Mencken Society (Baltimore chapter), Gallups Island Radio Association Clubs: Coffee House, Dutch Treat (president emeritus), Harvard, Overseas Press, Silurians, Artists and Writers, Banshees, The Players (New York City).
Married Jane Frazer, August 7, 1939. Married Mary Elizabeth Davis, February 8, 1947. Children: Ann Elizabeth Morris Downie, Susan Jane, John Boyd, William Frazer, Mary Elizabeth, Evan Nathanael.