FILM DIRECTOR

Paul Morrissey

1938 - 2024

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Paul Joseph Morrissey (February 23, 1938 – October 28, 2024) was an American film director, known for his early association with Andy Warhol. His most famous films include Flesh (1968), Trash (1970), Heat (1972), Flesh for Frankenstein (1973), and Blood for Dracula (1974), all starring Joe Dallesandro, 1971's Women in Revolt and the 1980s New York trilogy Forty Deuce (1982), Mixed Blood (1984), and Spike of Bensonhurst (1988). From 1965 to 1973, Morrissey ran the publicity and filmmaking activity for Warhol at The Factory (first at 231 E. 47th St. and then at 33 Union Square West in New York City). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Morrissey is the 811th most popular film director (up from 938th in 2019), the 5,855th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,987th in 2019) and the 215th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Paul Morrissey ranks 811 out of 2,041. Before him are Ted Post, Ferenc Kósa, Roman Karmen, Jonathan Glazer, Ruy Guerra, and Gordon Douglas. After him are Richard Marquand, Jack Cardiff, Želimir Žilnik, Todd Phillips, Michael Verhoeven, and Jack Clayton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Paul Morrissey ranks 323. Before him are Charles Starkweather, James Gunn, Leonid Zhabotinsky, Hermann Huppen, Boris Melnikov, and Boris Mikhailov. After him are Anar Rzayev, Tommy Chong, Herbert Achternbusch, Michael Verhoeven, Henk Groot, and Sanjeev Kumar. Among people deceased in 2024, Paul Morrissey ranks 279. Before him are Robert Towne, Willi Koslowski, Shuntarō Tanikawa, John Haglelgam, Edna O'Brien, and Frank Auerbach. After him are Gisela Birkemeyer, Denílson Custódio Machado, Michael Verhoeven, Rosie Reyes, Lou Donaldson, and Milan Nenadić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Morrissey ranks 5,855 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Amendola (1951), Billy Crudup (1968), Gordon Douglas (1907), Dianne Feinstein (1933), Kim Gordon (1953), and Rob Bourdon (1979). After him are John Garfield (1913), Dizzy Reed (1963), Matt Schulze (1972), Ambrose Burnside (1824), Bill Tuttle (1882), and Titus Welliver (1962).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Paul Morrissey ranks 215. Before him are George Sidney (1916), William Daniels (1901), Richard C. Sarafian (1930), Emile Ardolino (1943), Ted Post (1918), and Gordon Douglas (1907). After him are Todd Phillips (1970), Gregory Hoblit (1944), Frederick Wiseman (1930), Stuart Gordon (1947), William Cameron Menzies (1896), and Tate Taylor (1969).

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