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Michael Dorris (1945–1997)

Author of A Yellow Raft in Blue Water

Includes the names: Michael Dorris, Michael Ddorris, Michael Mdorris, Michael Dorrris, ed. Michael Dorris

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Dorris, Michael
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Date of birth
1945-01-30
Date of death
1997-04-11
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Gender
male
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Place of death
Concord, New Hampshire, USA
Places of residence
Education
Georgetown University
Yale University
Occupations
novelist
professor (Native American Studies)
essayist
critic
Relationships
Erdrich, Louise (wife)
Erdrich, Heid E. (sister-in-law)
Erdrich, Lise (sister-in-law)
Organizations
Dartmouth College
Awards and honors
First Unmarried Male to adopt a child in the U.S.
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Short biography
Married to Louise Erdrich, with whom he collaborated. Brought fetal alcohol syndrome to national attention after adopting 3 Native American children affected by it. Started a foundation at Dartmouth to fund Native American studies. Suffered from depression. Separated from Erdrich, and committed suicide in 1997 after various disputes with his older children and accusations of abuse by one of his daughters.
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