What is Paul Morrissey?
{{Infobox person |name = Paul Morrissey |image = Paul Morrissey photobooth self portrait 1967.jpg |caption = Paul Morrissey in 1967 |birth_name = Paul Joseph Morrissey |birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|02|23}} |birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|10|28|1938|2|23}} |death_place = New York City, U.S. |known_for = [[Warhol superstar]] |occupation = Filmmaker |alma_mater = [[Fordham University]] |years_active = 1961–2010 }} '''Paul Joseph Morrissey''' (February 23, 1938 – October 28, 2024) was an American film director, known for his early association with [[Andy Warhol]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Grimes|first=William|date=December 26, 1995|title=A Warhol Director On What Is Sordid, Then and on MTV (Published 1995)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/26/movies/a-warhol-director-on-what-is-sordid-then-and-on-mtv.html|access-date=December 2, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> His most famous films include ''[[Flesh (1968 film)|Flesh]]'' (1968), ''[[Trash (1970 film)|Trash]]'' (1970), ''[[Heat (1972 film)|Heat]]'' (1972), ''[[Flesh for Frankenstein]]'' (1973), and ''[[Blood for Dracula]]'' (1974), all starring [[Joe Dallesandro]], 1971's ''[[Women in Revolt]]'' and the 1980s New York trilogy ''[[Forty Deuce]]'' (1982), ''[[Mixed Blood (1985 film)|Mixed Blood]]'' (1985), and ''[[Spike of Bensonhurst]]'' (1988).<ref>{{Cite web |last=King-Clements |first=Eloise |date=February 22, 2024 |title=Brontez Purnell on Paul Morrissey, the OG Edgelord |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/brontez-purnell-on-paul-morrissey-the-og-edgelord |access-date=May 18, 2024 |website=Interview Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Morrissey died on October 28, 2024 at a hospital in New York City from [[pneumonia]], aged 86.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/movies/paul-morrissey-dead.html|title = Paul Morrissey, Andy Warhol’s Cinematic Collaborator, Dies at 86|last = Grimes|first = William|date = October 28, 2024|accessdate = October 28, 2024|n