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William Morrow

Logo: William Morrow and Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American publishing company

William Morrow and Company is an American publishing company founded by William Morrow in 1926. The company was acquired by Scott Foresman in 1967, sold to Hearst Corporation in 1981, and sold to News Corporation (now News Corp) in 1999.2 It is part of HarperCollins.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1926Founded1

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William Morrow and Company is an American publishing company founded by William Morrow in 1926. The company was acquired by Scott Foresman in 1967, sold to Hearst Corporation in 1981, and sold to News Corporation (now News Corp) in 1999.2

Corporate structure

William Morrow is part of a group headed by News Corp. 277 entities, 34 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • News Corp New York, New York, United States
    • HarperCollins Wilmington, Delaware, United States
      • William Morrow New York City
      • Amistad Subsidiary
      • Ecco Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
        • ECCO SAFETY GROUP (UK) LIMITED Subsidiary · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
      • Flamingo Subsidiary
      • Fontana Books Subsidiary
      • Grafton Subsidiary
      • Harper Subsidiary · New York City
      • Harper Voyager Subsidiary
      • HarperOne Subsidiary · New York City
      • Mariner Books Subsidiary · Boston
      • Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd Subsidiary · London
      • Versify Subsidiary
      • Zondervan Subsidiary · Grand Rapids
        • Inspirio Subsidiary · United States
      • Balzer + Bray Subsidiary
      • Caedmon Audio Subsidiary · United States
      • Clarion Books Subsidiary · United States
      • Dark Alley Subsidiary
      • Dey Street Subsidiary · United States
      • Eos Subsidiary
      • Fox Atomic Comics Subsidiary
      • Greenwillow Books Subsidiary
      • Hanover Square Press Subsidiary
      • Harper Entertainment Subsidiary
      • Harper Perennial Subsidiary · United States
      • Harper Prism Subsidiary · United States
      • and 11 more
    • HarperCollins Publishers India Noida, India
    • HarperCollins UK Bishopbriggs, United Kingdom
      • HarperCollins Children's Book Group Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • HarperVoyager Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • The Borough Press Subsidiary
    • Knewz Subsidiary · New York City
    • Move inc. Subsidiary · Santa Clara
    • News Broadcasting Subsidiary · Belfast
    • News UK Subsidiary · London
    • OPIS Benchmark Administration B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • A.C.N. 067 052 386 Pty Limited Subsidiary · Australia
    • A2i Systems A/S Subsidiary · Denmark
    • Advertiser Newspapers Pty Limited Subsidiary · Australia
    • AG Media Investments Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • AH BR Pty Limited Subsidiary · Australia
    • Allied Press Limited Subsidiary · Papua New Guinea
    • Anotherway Unlimited Company Subsidiary · Ireland
    • Australian News Channel Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • Babstova Limited Subsidiary · Ireland
    • Barrington Stoke Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Belitha Press Ltd. Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Betten Financial News BV Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • Brisbane Broncos (Licencee) Pty Limited Subsidiary · Australia
    • Brisbane Broncos Corporation Pty Ltd (Trustee) Subsidiary · Australia
    • Brisbane Broncos Corporation Trust Subsidiary · Australia
    • Brisbane Broncos Limited Subsidiary · Australia
    • Brisbane Broncos Management Corporation Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • and 211 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by William Morrow in 1926.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

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Timeline

  1. 1926Founded Founded1

Sources

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