Louis Marcus (filmmaker)

Louis Marcus HRHA (born 1936) is an Irish documentarian.[1][2]

Louis Marcus

HRHA
Born1936 (age 83–84)
Cork, Irish Free State
NationalityIrish
CitizenshipIrish
Alma materUniversity College Cork
Occupationproducer
Years active1958–
Notable work
Flea ceoil
Children at Work
Conquest of Light
Children4

Early life

Louis Marcus was born to an Irish Jewish family in Cork City in 1936.[3][4] His brother David Marcus (1924–2009) was a writer. Their grandfather, Louis Roseberg, arrived in Cobh, County Cork in 1882, from Akmenė (Akmian) fleeing persecution in the Russian Empire.[5]

Career

Marcus won the Silver Bear for Best Short Film for Flea Ceoil at the 1967 Berlin International Film Festival.

Children at Work was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 46th Academy Awards(1974), while Conquest of Light was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 48th Academy Awards(1976).

He is a member of Aosdána and an honorary member of the Royal Hibernian Academy.[6]

Personal life

His sons Shimmy Marcus and Joe Marcus are also filmmakers.[7][8]

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gollark: Why are you poking holes in your ears? What did your ears ever do to you?
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gollark: ++delete 3AM
gollark: Besides, I can always use the chronoapioformic transducer.

References
  1. http://www.jewishireland.org/news/louis-marcus-a-life-in-film/
  2. O'Brien, Harvey (13 October 2017). "The Real Ireland: The Evolution of Ireland in Documentary Film". Manchester University Press – via Google Books.
  3. "Louis Marcus wins Outstanding Directing in the Irish Language Award - Film Ireland". filmireland.net.
  4. "History of Cork's Jewish community to be commemorated".
  5. "The Southern Star - Local input into Cork exhibition on city's Jewish community".
  6. "Louis Marcus - Current Member - Aosdana". aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
  7. "Joe Marcus, OMAS Media - My Creative Edge".
  8. "Biographies - Irish Film & TV Research Online - Trinity College Dublin". www.tcd.ie.


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