Getting into the skin of Ernie Pyle
There is this weird symmetry between Ernie Pyle and Gary Morrison. And in the end, Morrison couldn’t resist it.
“I was born on the day he was killed,” said Morrison. “I found that out when I was around 12, and it got me interested in him.”
Over time, that interest in America’s most famous and revered war correspondent grew, merging with Morrison’s involvement in community theater in and around Grand Rapids, Mich.
“One day, I heard about a monologue contest in Grand Rapids,” Morrison said, “and so I memorized one of Ernie Pyle’s dispatches so I could enter. Then they cancelled the contest.”
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