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Pioneering filmmaker George Morrison dies aged 102

IRELAND, AUG 4 – Morrison’s groundbreaking 1959 documentary Mise Éire was the first full-length Irish language film and showcased over 20 years of Irish history through archival footage, cementing his cultural legacy.

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The pioneering documentary-maker George Morrison has died aged 102.

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Influential Irish filmmaker George Morrison dies aged 102 as tributes pour in

Morrison is widely recognised for his filmmaking during the 1950s and 1960s, a period in which he made Mise Éire – the first feature-length Irish language film

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Influential Irish documentarian George Morrison dies aged 102

Morrison was best known for his celebrated work Mise Éire, which premiered at the 1959 Cork Film Festival.

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Filmmaker George Morrison - director of the landmark 'Mise Éire' - has died aged 102

He was best-known for his 1957 documentary Mise Éire.

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Pioneering film-maker George Morrison dies aged 102

President Michael D Higgins pays tribute to Waterford native known for Mise Éire, the first full-length feature film in the Irish language

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Pioneering filmmaker George Morrison dies aged 102

The pioneering documentary-maker George Morrison has died aged 102.

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George Morrison: Pioneering Irish Film-maker Dies at 102

George Morrison, Pioneering Irish Filmmaker, Dies at 102 Table of Contents George Morrison, Pioneering Irish Filmmaker,… The post George Morrison: Pioneering Irish Film-maker Dies at 102 appeared first on TIme News.

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