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David Burton Morris Biography

Birth Name:David Burton Morris

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Editor, Assistant director

Fast Facts

  • Won the Coup De Couer Award at the Deauville Film Festival for his film "Patti Rocks․"
  • Was nominated for a Directors Guild of America award for his work on "A Body to Die For․"
  • His film "Purple Haze" won the Grand Prize at the Sundance Film Festival
  • Started working as a filmmaker while attending the University of California, Los Angeles
  • Has served as a founding member of the Independent Filmmaker Project
  • Was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1988
  • In 1989, he served on the dramatic jury of the Sundance Film Festival

Awards

  • 1982Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1983Grand Jury Prize-: winner
  • 1983Grand Jury Prize-Best Dramatic Film: winner
  • 1988Critics Award-: winner
  • 1988Coup de Coeur LTC-: winner
  • 1988Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: nominated
  • 1989ACE-Directing a Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 1989Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1989Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 1990ACE-Directing a Dramatic Series: winner
  • 2010Best Narrative Feature-: winner