Paul Morrissey
Paul Joseph Morrissey (February 23, 1938 – October 28, 2024) was an American film director, known for his early association with Andy Warhol.[1] 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 (1985), and Spike of Bensonhurst (1988).[2]
Paul Morrissey | |
|---|---|
| File:Paul Morrissey photobooth self portrait 1967.jpg Paul Morrissey in 1967 | |
| Born | Paul Joseph Morrissey February 23, 1938 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | October 28, 2024 (aged 86) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Fordham University |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1961–2010 |
| Known for | Warhol superstar |
Morrissey died on October 28, 2024 at a hospital in New York City from pneumonia, aged 86.[3]
Paul Morrissey Media
- Village Voice ad for the Film-makers' Cinematheque. June 17, 1965. p. 15.png
Village Voice ad for the Film-makers' Cinematheque. June 17, 1965
- Warhol and Morrissey filming Lonesome Cowboys in Arizona. January 1968..png
Warhol and Morrissey filming Viva and Taylor Mead in Lonesome Cowboys. Oracle, Arizona. January 1968
- Madame Wang's Paris Olympia 2 screenings May 1981 blue flyer copy.tif
Madame Wang's (1981)
- Forty Deuce poster 1982.png
Forty Deuce
- Mixed Blood (promo sheet) ca. 1985.jpg
Mixed Blood (1985)
- Spike of Bensonhurst poster 1988.png
Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
References
- ↑ Grimes, William (December 26, 1995). "A Warhol Director On What Is Sordid, Then and on MTV (Published 1995)" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/26/movies/a-warhol-director-on-what-is-sordid-then-and-on-mtv.html. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ↑ King-Clements, Eloise (February 22, 2024). "Brontez Purnell on Paul Morrissey, the OG Edgelord". Interview Magazine. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ↑ Grimes, William (October 28, 2024). Paul Morrissey, Andy Warhol’s Cinematic Collaborator, Dies at 86. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/movies/paul-morrissey-dead.html. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
