Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1938-02-23
Day of Death
2024-10-28
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Paul Morrissey
Biography
Paul Morrissey (February 23, 1938 - October 28, 2024) was an American film director, best-known for his association with Andy Warhol. Morrissey attended Ampleforth College, a private Roman Catholic boarding school and Fordham University, both Roman Catholic schools, and later served in the United States Army. A political conservative and self-described "right-winger", who has publicly protested against what he perceives as immorality and "anti-Catholicism", Morrissey's long-term collaboration with the low-keyed, apparently apolitical Warhol was viewed by many as "a successful mismatch", although both men did share some traits, i.e. both were practising Catholics from "ethnic" backgrounds (Warhol was of Rusyn descent and Morrissey is of Irish descent). Morrissey's bold, avant-garde direction in filmmaking is often attributed to his relationship with Warhol and The Factory, although Morrissey claimed in his memoir, Factory Days, that this is not the case.
Filmography (32)
Helmut Berger, My Mother and Me
2019
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
2018
Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage
2016
Danny Says
2015
Beautiful Darling
2010
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
2008
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
2007
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
2006
Excavating Taylor Mead
2005
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
2004
Paul Morrissey: Autumn in Montauk
2002A Look on the Wild Side
2002Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
2001
Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story
2000
