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Born in New York City in 1938, Paul Morrissey studied literature at Fordham University. In the early 1960s, following a stint in the Army and jobs in insurance and as a social worker, he began directing short independent films. In 1965, he was introduced to Andy Warhol, who asked him to contribute ideas and bring new direction to the film experiments he had been recently begun presenting... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (25 titles)
2005 Veruschka: A Life for the Camera (documentary)
 
1984 Mixed Blood
 
1982 Forty Deuce
 
1981 Madame Wang's
 
1973 L'Amour
 
1972 Heat
 
1971 Women in Revolt
 
1971 I Miss Sonia Henie (short)
 
1970 Trash
 
1968 Lonesome Cowboys (uncredited)
 
1968 Flesh
 
1968 San Diego Surf
 
1967 I, a Man
 
1966 Chelsea Girls
 
1965 Like Sleep (short)
 
1964 About Face (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (17 titles)
2010 News from Nowhere (writer)
 
2005 Veruschka: A Life for the Camera (documentary)
 
1988 Spike of Bensonhurst (story and screenplay)
 
1984 Mixed Blood (written by)
 
1978 The Hound of the Baskervilles (screenplay)
 
1973 Andy Warhol's Frankenstein (writer)
 
1973 L'Amour (writer)
 
1972 Heat (story)
 
1971 Women in Revolt
 
1970 Trash
 
1968 Lonesome Cowboys (writer)
 
1968 Flesh (writer)
 
1965 Like Sleep (short)
 
1964 About Face (short)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (11 titles)
1972 Heat
 
1970 Trash
 
1968 Flesh
 
1967 Bike Boy
 
1966 The Velvet Underground and Nico (documentary)
 
1966 Screen Test #3 (short)
 
1966 Screen Test #4 (short)
 
1965 Screen Test #2 (short)
 
1965 Screen Test #1 (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (8 titles)
2010 News from Nowhere (producer)
 
1973 L'Amour (producer)
 
1971 Women in Revolt (executive producer)
 
1969 Blue Movie (executive producer)
 
1968 Lonesome Cowboys (producer)
 
1965 Like Sleep (short) (producer)
 
1964 About Face (short) (producer)
 
1964 All Aboard the Dreamland Choo-Choo (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (7 titles)
2010 News from Nowhere (edited by)
 
1971 Women in Revolt
 
1970 Trash
 
1965 Like Sleep (short)
 
1964 About Face (short)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1981 Rich and Famous
Malibu Party Guest
 
1977 Paperback
 
1969 Midnight Cowboy
The Party
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1973 Andy Warhol's Frankenstein (supervising director - on Italian prints)
 
1965 Man Outside (production aide)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
1967 Superartist (documentary short) (sound)
 
1964 Peaches and Cream (short) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2009 Little Joe (documentary) (thanks)
 
2006 Notes on Marie Menken (documentary) (acknowledgment: with the generous help of)
 
2004 A Letter to True (documentary) (thanks)
 
2003 Tarnation (documentary) (thanks)
 
1995 Nico Icon (documentary) (acknowledgment: photos courtesy of)
 
1979 New old (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (25 titles)
2010 Beautiful Darling (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Andy Warhol's Factory People (TV series documentary)
Himself
Your Fifteen Minutes Are Up (2008) … Himself
 
2006 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
Andy Warhol: A Documentary (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Factory Days: Paul Morrissey Remembers the Sixties (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Imagine (TV series)
Himself
Warhol: Denied (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Excavating Taylor Mead (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 X-Rated (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
The Scenes They Tried to Ban (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Superstar in a Housedress (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Paul Morrissey: Autumn in Montauk (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Sleep in a Nest of Flames (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - director
 
2000 Fear, Panic & Censorship (TV documentary)
 
2000 Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Sonic Cinema (TV series)
Himself
 
1998 Divine Trash (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Nico Icon (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Jonas in the Desert (documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Resident Alien (documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Andy Warhol (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Room 666 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1973 Warhol (TV documentary)
 
1972 Andy Warhol (documentary)
Himself
 
1968 Andy Makes a Movie (documentary short)
 
1967 Superartist (documentary short)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1990 Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (documentary)
Himself
 

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Films are about personality: the better the personality, the better the film. See more »

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