Morris, Pamela (1906–2002)
Morris, Pamela (1906–2002)
English publisher. Born Nov 10, 1906, in England; grew up in Paris; died Oct 20, 2002; m. John Morris, 1925.
With husband and C.J. Greenwood, founded the publishing house of Borriswood; translated George Bernanos' Diary of a Country Priest, which established the firm's reputation; also published Archibald Macleish's Land of the Free; when the house was bought by Bodley Head, taught English as a foreign language at Oxford; with Anne Dreydel, founded the Oxford English Centre, which later became St. Clare's Hall.
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