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A Scottish patronymic surname from the given name Morris or Maurice
{i} male first name; family name; Jim Morrison (1943-1971), songwriter, lead singer for the rock group "Doors"; Van Morrison (born 1945), Northern Irish singer and songwriter; Toni Morrison (born 1931), African American novelist, Nobel Prize winner 1993
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United States rock singer (1943-1971)
United States writer whose novels describe the lives of African-Americans (born in 1931)
United States writer whose novels describe the lives of African-Americans (born in 1931) United States rock singer (1943-1971)

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Morrison Remick Waite
born Nov. 29, 1816, Lyme, Conn., U.S. died March 23, 1888, Washington, D.C. U.S. jurist. The son of a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, he practiced law in Toledo, Ohio; in his most notable case, he prosecuted the Alabama claims. In 1874 he was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States by Pres. Ulysses S. Grant; he served on the court until his death. In U.S. v. Cruikshank, Waite stated that, despite its apparently plain language, the Fifteenth Amendment had not conferred a federal right of suffrage on African Americans, because "the right to vote comes from the states." In his most famous opinion, Munn v. Illinois (1877), he upheld legislation fixing maximum rates chargeable by grain elevators and railroads, declaring that a business or private property "affected with a public interest" was subject to governmental regulation
Morrison Waite
born Nov. 29, 1816, Lyme, Conn., U.S. died March 23, 1888, Washington, D.C. U.S. jurist. The son of a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, he practiced law in Toledo, Ohio; in his most notable case, he prosecuted the Alabama claims. In 1874 he was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States by Pres. Ulysses S. Grant; he served on the court until his death. In U.S. v. Cruikshank, Waite stated that, despite its apparently plain language, the Fifteenth Amendment had not conferred a federal right of suffrage on African Americans, because "the right to vote comes from the states." In his most famous opinion, Munn v. Illinois (1877), he upheld legislation fixing maximum rates chargeable by grain elevators and railroads, declaring that a business or private property "affected with a public interest" was subject to governmental regulation
Henry Morrison Flagler
born , Jan. 2, 1830, Hopewell, N.Y., U.S. died May 20, 1913, West Palm Beach, Fla. U.S. financier. He initially worked as a grain merchant. His friendship with John D. Rockefeller led to their establishing a firm that in 1870 became the Standard Oil Co. Flagler served as a director of Standard Oil of New Jersey until 1911. He was hugely influential in the development of Florida as a vacation centre, involving himself in such enterprises as extending the Florida East Coast Railway, dredging Miami's harbour, and the construction of a chain of luxury hotels
Jim Morrison
(1943-1971) Untied States singer/songwriter and poet, lead singer of the rock band "The Doors
Jim Morrison
the main singer with the rock group The Doors, known for his sexually exciting performances on stage. Many people see him as a typical example of someone whose life was destroyed by drugs, alcohol, and the problems of being famous (1943-71). orig. James Douglas Morrison born Dec. 8, 1943, Melbourne, Fla., U.S. died July 3, 1971, Paris, France U.S. rock singer and songwriter. He studied film at the University of California in Los Angeles, where he met Ray Manzarek (b. 1935); with Robbie Krieger (b. 1946) and John Densmore (b. 1945), they formed the psychedelic rock group the Doors, taking their name from Aldous Huxley's book on mescaline, The Doors of Perception. The dark-edged eroticism of Morrison's baritone voice and pseudo-poetic lyrics helped make the band one of one of rock's most potent, controversial, and theatrical acts. Their popular hits of the 1960s included "Light My Fire" and "Hello I Love You." Morrison was known for his drinking and drug use and outrageous stage behaviour. In 1971 he left the Doors to write poetry and moved to Paris, where he died of heart failure
Robert Morrison MacIver
born April 17, 1882, Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, Scot. died June 15, 1970, New York, N.Y., U.S. Scottish-born U.S. sociologist and political scientist. He taught at the University of Aberdeen and later at Canadian and U.S. universities, principally Columbia (1915-26). He believed in the compatibility of individualism and social organization and saw societies as evolving from highly communal states to states in which individual functions and group affiliations were extremely specialized. His works included The Modern State (1926), Leviathan and the People (1939), and The Web of Government (1947)
Toni Morrison
{i} (born 1931) African American novelist, winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature, author of the novel "Beloved
Toni Morrison
and Beloved (1987). In 1993 she won the Nobel Prize for Literature (1931- ) a US author whose novels include Song of Solomon (1977). orig. Chloe Anthony Wofford born Feb. 18, 1931, Lorain, Ohio, U.S. U.S. writer. She studied at Howard and Cornell universities, taught at various universities, and worked as an editor before publishing The Bluest Eye (1970), a novel dealing with some of the shocking realities of the lives of poor blacks, and Sula (1973). The brilliant Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national attention. Her later novels include Tar Baby (1981), Beloved (1987, Pulitzer Prize), Jazz (1992), and Paradise (1998). The African American experience, particularly that of women, is the principal theme of her fiction. Her use of fantasy, her sinuous poetic style, and her interweaving of mythic elements give her stories texture and great power. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993
Van Morrison
{i} (born 1945) Northern Irish singer and songwriter
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