Samuel C. Morrison Jr. is a Liberian-born screenwriter, director, producer and journalist.

Career

Morrison started in the entertainment industry by interning in the promotions department at

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and working in the A&R department for

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before moving to writing and story-telling. After being hired to ghost write a couple of screenplays, he formed Deck of Cards Entertainment Media. In January 2012, Morrison was featured on

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's Street Soldiers along with

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Dr. Roscoe Brown Jr., actor

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director

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and actor-producer Casper Martinez. The interview was conducted by radio host and journalist

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and dealt with the lack of minority influence in

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. In addition to writing two episodes for TV One's ''

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'' starring

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, Morrison served as a writer and producer for HuffPost's ''BV365'', an entertainment news show that focused on black entertainment. Morrison also returned to ''

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'' in January 2014. Morrison produced the independent psychological thriller, ''By Deception'', based on a screenplay he wrote. ''By Deception'' premiered November 2022 on the

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streaming network.

Personal life

Activism

In 2014, after Jersey City Officer Melvin Santiago was murdered in the line of duty, Samuel penned an

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to Jersey City residents, in which he pleaded for unity and prosperity.

Filmography

References

External links

*
The Source - Sam Morrison's Author Archive

Samuel Morrison Minorities in Hollywood Interview with Hot 97 Street Soldiers
People from Monrovia Writers from Jersey City, New Jersey Living people Liberian journalists Year of birth missing (living people) {{Africa-film-director-stub