Paul Morrison (born 1944, London) is a British

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and

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Early life and education

Morrison was born in London to a family of ethnic Eastern European Jews from

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and the

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. They had changed their surname to assimilate to England. He made his first film while attending

University College School University College School, also known as UCS, is a private day school in Frognal, Hampstead, London, England. The school was founded in 1830 by University College London and inherited many of that institution's progressive and secular views. ...

."Cambridge Tripos Examination results", ''The Times'', 23 June 1966, p. 18. Upon leaving school Morrison studied economics at

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, and graduated with a first-class degree in 1966. In 2019 Morrison wrote and directed ''

23 Walks ''23 Walks'' is a 2020 British romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Morrison. It stars Alison Steadman, Dave Johns and Graham Cole. It was released on 30 July 2020 in Australia and on 25 September 2020 to cinemas in the Unit ...

'', an older person’s dog-walking love story, starring Alison Steadman and

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. It was released in 2020.

Filmography

*'' Solomon and Gaenor'' (1999) *'' Wondrous Oblivion'' (2003) *'' Little Ashes'' (2008) *''

'' (2020)

References

External links

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Met Film ProductionThe Official Little Ashes website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Paul 1944 births Alumni of Churchill College, Cambridge Living people British male screenwriters British film directors People educated at University College School