Willie Morris - Morris On Long Island

Morris On Long Island

Following his resignation from Harper's, Morris moved to Bridgehampton, Long Island, where he lived for many years before returning to the South. During that time he became close friends with fellow writer James Jones, author of "From Here to Eternity", and Jones's wife Gloria. Later, when his friend lay dying in Southampton Hospital of heart failure, Willie Morris took notes from Jones about his work-in-progress, the novel "Whistle," which Morris finished for his friend Jones.

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