Toni Morrison Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

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Toni Morrison, born Chloe Ardelia Wofford on February 18, 1931, was an acclaimed American author known for her powerful novels, essays, and plays. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988 for her novel 'Beloved' and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993 for her body of work. Morrison was also honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2012. Her notable works include 'The Bluest Eye', 'Song of Solomon', 'Beloved', 'Jazz', and 'Paradise'. She passed away on August 5, 2019.

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Meaning of the name - Toni

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February 18, 1931 Facts

Generation Group

Toni Morrison belongs to the Silent Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Lorain

Place of Death: The Bronx

Cause of Death: pneumonia

Educated At: Lorain High School | Howard University | Cornell University

Occupation: audiobook narrator | novelist | librettist | children's writer | university teacher | editing staff | poet | writer

Spouses: Harold Morrison

Employers: Princeton University

Awards Received: Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford | Carl Sandburg Literary Award | Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva | honorary degree from Spelman College | Audie Award for Narration by the Author | Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award | National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction | Honorary doctor of the Paris-Sorbonne University | Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction | New Jersey Hall of Fame | The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | Norman Mailer Prize | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction | Library of Congress Living Legend | Langston Hughes Medal | Jefferson Lecture | Helmerich Award | Coretta Scott King Award | Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service | Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres | Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | Ohio Women's Hall of Fame | Knight of the Legion of Honour | National Humanities Medal | Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | American Book Awards | Nobel Prize in Literature | Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Astrology Analysis

Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.