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The
Business
Writer-director Martin Duffy profiles
one of Irish film's key figures, producer Morgan O'Sullivan...
and in the process writes a chapter in the history of Irish
film production.
Being an Irish filmmaker is like being
a Tibetan scuba diver. But we make our own reality, and Morgan
O'Sullivan's career in film is a perfect example of how working
in film in Ireland can be an intelligent business choice.
Man Ray said that the world needs more practical dreamers.
Morgan is the quintessence of that combination. He is one
of those few people who set out in life with a vision, and
he has reached the point where the realisation of that dream
is in view. He has struggled past frustrations and remains
disarmingly positive and generous. He is a decent and devoted
man –perhaps the key to his success– and is one
of the most significant contributors to the existence of an
Irish film industry. Most remarkable is the fact that the
roots of his story run deep to an Ireland long ago and far
away...
Morgan was a child actor in the radio
repertory company. He was one of the cast on the radio serial
The Foley Family, and worked frequently in his youth
for Radio Eireann – taking the bus from his boarding
school in Bray to the station's offices in the General Post
Office in Henry Street. By the
time he left school he had decided on a life in the entertainment
industry. The problem with making such a choice in Ireland
in the 1960s became clear to him in the years that followed.
The full article is printed in Film Ireland
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