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Holly Morris | |
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| Born | Holly Marie Morris (1965-09-30)30 September 1965 (age 59)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, film and TV director/producer, travel documentary host, |
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| Website | www.hollymorris.com |
Holly Morris (born September 30, 1965[1]) is anAmerican author,[2] documentary director/producer and television presenter. Her articles have been published inThe New York Times Book Review,More,O,Slate,The Daily Telegraph,The Week and other national publications.
Morris was born inChicago,Illinois,US. She is the daughter of formerprofessional football playerJohnny Morris andJeannie Morris, a sports reporter and writer. Johnny Morris was aChicago Bearswide receiver[3] who became a long-timesportscaster forWBBM-TV in Chicago[4] and a footballcolor commentator withCBS Sports. Jeannie Morris is the author of the best-selling bookBrian Piccolo: A Short Season,[5] the story of an AmericanNational Football League player who died of cancer at the age of 26.
Author
She is the author of Adventure Divas: Searching the Globe for a New Kind of Heroine (Random House), aNew York Times Editor’s Choice,[6] and contributes to many publications, including “O,” The New York Times,The Week andThe Independent. Her story about a subculture of illegal ‘Stalkers’ inside the Chernobyl’s Dead Zone appeared inSLATE.
In 2010, her article "A Country of Women" was published.[7]
Creative activist
Morris is the former Editorial Director of the book publishing companySeal Press,[8] where she edited the Adventura series – ground breaking books about women explorers, travelers, and environmental issues. As an editorial director, she acquired and edited fiction and non-fiction on diverse topics includingthird wave feminism, health, international politics, and travel.
Morris lives inBrooklyn,New York, and Santa Fe, NM, with her partner Michael Kovnat and their daughter.[citation needed]
As director/producer
As travel host
As author
As editor
As Documentary Subject
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