Paul Morrissey
Paul Morrissey (born 23 February 1938, New York City) is 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.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
February 23, 1938Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
69Place of birth
New York City, New York, USACast credits
Resident Alien
SelfA Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
SelfBeautiful Darling
SelfParanoia
Andy Warhol
SelfRoom 666
SelfMidnight Cowboy
The PartyNico Icon
HimselfDivine Trash
SelfSuperstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
SelfPie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story
SelfExcavating Taylor Mead
SelfSuperartist
HimselfAndy Warhol
SelfDanny Says
Self (archive footage)Warhol
SelfJonas in the Desert
SelfAndy Warhol Screen Tests
SelfCrew credits
Chelsea Girls
DirectorFlesh for Frankenstein
Director, ScreenplayHeat
Director of Photography, Director, StoryFlesh
Author, Director of Photography, DirectorBlood for Dracula
Director, WriterThe Hound of the Baskervilles
Director, WriterMixed Blood
Director, ScreenplaySpike of Bensonhurst
Director, Screenplay, StoryTrash
Director, Editor, Cinematography, WriterWomen in Revolt
Director, Editor, Writer, Executive ProducerVeruschka: A Life for the Camera
DirectorForty Deuce
DirectorMadame Wang's
Director, WriterBike Boy
Director of PhotographyI Miss Sonia Henie
DirectorBeethoven's Nephew
Director, WriterLike Sleep
DirectorChanging Fashions
DirectorNews from Nowhere
Director