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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.

Acting (27 movies)

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Resident Alien

1990

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A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

2007

5.7

Beautiful Darling

2010

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Paranoia

1966

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Andy Warhol

1972

6.5

Room 666

1982

7.5

Midnight Cowboy

1969

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Nico Icon

1995

7.2

Divine Trash

2000

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Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis

2004

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Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story

2000

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Excavating Taylor Mead

2005

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Superartist

1967

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Andy Warhol

1987

6.9

Danny Says

2015

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Warhol

1973

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Jonas in the Desert

1994

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Andy Warhol Screen Tests

1965

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Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990

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Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory

2008

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Home Movies: NYC to San Diego

1968

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Paul Morrissey: Autumn in Montauk

2002

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Helmut Berger, My Mother and Me

2019

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Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage

2016

8.2

Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

2006

5.3

Rich and Famous

1981

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Screen Test [ST226]: Paul Morrissey

1965

Directing (35 movies)

5.6

Chelsea Girls

1966

5.7

Flesh for Frankenstein

1973

5.6

Flesh

1968

5.8

Heat

1972

5.7

Blood for Dracula

1974

4.2

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1978

5.5

Mixed Blood

1984

5.2

Spike of Bensonhurst

1988

5.7

Trash

1970

5.3

Women in Revolt

1971

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Veruschka: A Life for the Camera

2005

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Forty Deuce

1982

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Madame Wang's

1996

5.4

I Miss Sonia Henie

1971

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Beethoven's Nephew

1985

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All Aboard the Dreamland Choo-Choo

1964

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The Origin of Captain America

1964

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Like Sleep

1965

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Changing Fashions

1993

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News from Nowhere

2010

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San Diego Surf

1968

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The Armchair Hacker

1985

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L'Amour

1973

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Taylor Mead Dances

1962

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I, a Man

1967

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The Loves of Ondine

1968

4.7

Lonesome Cowboys

1968

6.7

The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound

1966

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Bike Boy

1967

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Imitation of Christ

1967

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Tub Girls

1967

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About Face

1964

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Ancient History

1961

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Civilization and Its Discontents

1962

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Mary Martin Does It

1961

Title	Year	Job
Lonesome Cowboys	1968	Producer
Lonesome Cowboys	1968	Writer
Blue Movie	1969	Executive Producer
Trash	1970	Writer
Women in Revolt	1971	Writer
Women in Revolt	1971	Executive Producer
L'Amour	1973	Producer
L'Amour	1973	Writer
Flesh for Frankenstein	1973	Screenplay
Blood for Dracula	1974	Writer
The Hound of the Baskervilles	1978	Writer
Mixed Blood	1984	Screenplay
Beethoven's Nephew	1985	Writer
Spike of Bensonhurst	1988	Screenplay
Madame Wang's	1996	Writer
Dartmoor Killing	2015	Executive Producer