Errol Morris
Errol Morris | |
|---|---|
 Morris in Morristown, New Jersey in 2008 | |
| Born | February 5, 1948 Hewlett, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison (BA) |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse |
Julia Sheehan (m. 1984) |
| Children | Hamilton Morris |
| Website | ErrolMorris.com |
Errol Mark Morris (born February 5, 1948) is an American movie director. He is known for documentaries. His 1988 documentary The Thin Blue Line is said to be the best and most documentaries ever made.
In 2003, his documentary movie The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.[1]
Morris is partially blind on one eye due to strabismus.[2]
Writings
Morris has published articles on The New York Times website.[3] The book Believing is Seeing: Observations on the Mysteries of Photography, was published by Penguin Press in 2011. The book is a collection of essays.
References
- ↑ Documentary Short and Feature Film Oscar® Winners in 2004-Oscars on YouTube
- ↑ The New York Times
- ↑ "The New York Times". Archived from the original on 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ↑ Errol Morris (21 November 2011). "The Umbrella Man". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ Jesse Kornbluth (4 September 2012). "A Jury Said Jeffrey MacDonald Killed His Wife and Kids. So Did '60 Minutes' and a Bestseller. 40 Years Later, Errol Morris Counters With 500 Pages of Awkward Questions". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
Other websites
- Errol Morris on IMDb
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