- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMorris Langlo West
- Nicknames
- Michal East
- Morris L. West
- Morris West was born on April 26, 1916 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a writer, known for The Naked Country (1985), The Crooked Road (1965) and McCreary Moves In (1957). He was married to Joyce Lawford and Elizabeth Harvey. He died on October 9, 1999 in Sydney, Australia.
- SpousesJoyce Lawford(1953 - October 9, 1999) (his death, 4 children)Elizabeth Harvey (2 children)
- He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1985 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to literature.
- Best-selling Australian novelist, usually on religious themes. Formerly a teacher, publicist, Vatican correspondent for the "Daily Mail" and at one time a Roman Catholic novice monk. He was a 1937 graduate of the University of Melbourne.
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