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November 29, 2012

The youngest editor of the oldest magazine

Today is the birthday of Willie Morris, who would grow up to be the youngest-ever editor of the U.S.'s oldest magazine (Harper's), born November 29, 1934 in Jackson, Mississippi. The author of "My Dog Skip" and other books, including several memoirs, Morris died in 1999.

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Tags: editor, Harper's magazine, Mississippi, My Dog Skip, oldest magazine, Willie Morris, youngest editor

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