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Public records list Wesley Morris as a writer, film critic and journalist. Born on December 19, 1975, Wesley Morris is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The age as of 2026 is 50. Education on record includes Yale University. Recorded honors include Pulitzer Prize for Criticism (2012) and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2022).
My Take
Wesley Morris is, in my view, one of the finest critics writing today. A Philadelphia native and Yale graduate, he won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism and now writes for The New York Times. What I admire is that he never settles for thumbs-up or thumbs-down; he threads film through culture, race, and history with a generosity that makes you see movies differently. That he is equally nimble as a podcast host only widens his reach. Morris elevates criticism from verdict to conversation, and that is precisely the kind of writer who keeps the form alive and worth reading.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Wesley Morris
- Name (Japanese)
- ウェスリー・モリス
- Reading
- うぇすりー・もりす
- Born
- December 19, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- writer / film critic / journalist / podcaster
2. Background
- University
- Yale University
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
- 2022 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
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Born December 19, 1975 (age 50).
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Wesley Morris is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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