George Morrison (documentary maker)
- George Morrison (documentary maker)
George Morrison (b. 1922) is an Irish director of film documentaries. His works include "Mise Éire" and "Saoirse?".
Morrison was born in Tramore, Co. Waterford.["The Irish Times", "Reel hero of Irish history", January 4, 2008] His mother was an actress at Dublin's Gate Theatre, while his father worked as a neurological anaesthetist.]Early in his career he assisted director Hilton Edwards in two of the latter's films: "From Time to Time" and "Hamlet of Elsinore".
For "Mise Éire", Morrison painstakingly assembled historical footage of the events surrounding the 1916 Rising from archives across Europe. The result, released to great acclaim in 1960, was the first feature-length Irish language film.["Irish Independent", "Forgotten man of Irish cinema celebrated in film", September 25, 2008] The sequel, "Saoirse?", was not as popular with the Irish public, perhaps due to its focus on the Irish Civil War, a subject that remained divisive for many years after peace was established.]Morrison was elected to Aosdána in 2005. In 2007, he released "Dublin Day", his documentary on James Joyce's "Ulysses".
In September 2008, Morrison was the subject of a film documentary entitled "Waiting for the Light", which received its première in Dublin.
George Morrison lives in Shankill, County Dublin.
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