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[edit] Launching careers
Morris at Harper's most certainly did not help "launch" the careers of Norman Mailer and William Styron. both of whom were prominent and established writers when Morris was still in college. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.221.221.163 (talk) 00:21, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Is this line about Morris launching the career of Norman Mailer supposed to be a joke? The Naked and the Dead was publshed in 1948. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bortz62 (talk • contribs) 16:57, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Did the Cowles family own Harper's at the time of Morris' tenure? The Harper's Magazine Wiki is unclear as to when the Harper's Magazine Foundation started. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.167.118.82 (talk) 17:34, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
Willie Morris did help the career of Norman Mailer by assigning Mailer to cover for Harper's the story which eventually became Armies of the Night. He also solicited Harper's pieces from Styron, who was a good friend. Obviously, as has been suggested, both writers had made their mark before Morris appeared on the scene. Interestingly, it was also Morris who helped propel the fledgling career of aspiring writer John Grisham, who audited Morris's course at the University of Mississippi.MarmadukePercy (talk) 22:01, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
