Paul Morrissey, who made several films together with Andy Warhol in the late 1960s and early 1970s, has passed away, reports New York Times.
Paul Morrissey was born in New York in 1938 and met artist Andy Warhol for the first time in 1965.
Films like "Flesh", "Trash", "Heat" and "Women in Revolt" were made with a budget of less than 10,000 dollars. There was no script either, as Morrissey wanted the actors to improvise and let the camera roll, often for several hours at a stretch.
With the help of amateur actors like Joe Dallesandro, Edie Sedgwick and trans people like Jackie Curtis, Holly Woodlawn and Candy Darling, as well as other personalities from New York's jet set circles, Morrissey created a mix of misery and melodramatic farce in films that captivated critics and, in some cases, even the audience.
After the years at Warhol's The Factory, Morrissey made films in Italy before returning to the USA in the 1980s. His last film "News from Nowhere" was released in 2010.
Paul Morrissey passed away due to complications from pneumonia and was 86 years old.
