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Errol Morris
Errol Morris.
Errol Morris
American director
Quick Facts
- Born:
- February 5, 1948, Hewlett, New York, U.S. (age 76)
- Awards And Honors:
- Academy Award (2004)
- Notable Works:
- “A Brief History of Time”
- “American Dharma”
- “Fast, Cheap & Out of Control”
- “Gates of Heaven”
- “My Psychedelic Love Story”
- “Standard Operating Procedure”
- “Tabloid”
- “The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography”
- “The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara”
- “The Thin Blue Line”
- “The Unknown Known”
- “Vernon, Florida”
- “Wormwood”
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'How did this all happen in America?': A new film looks at child separation policy
• Dec. 19, 2024, 8:07 AM ET (CNN)
Errol Morris (born February 5, 1948, Hewlett, New York, U.S.) is an American film director, known for his engaging documentary portraits of both ordinary and extraordinary lives and for his arresting visual style. Morris earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1969. He attended graduate school at Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley, but abandoned his studies to begin working as a film director. His first film was the documentary Gates of Heaven (1978), an offbeat exploration of two pet cemeteries in California and the people who buried their pets there. ...(100 of 641 words)