Herbert Morgan (documentary filmmaker)

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Herbert Morgan (* before 1941) is an American documentary filmmaker , film producer , director and screenwriter who has been nominated for an Oscar five times .

Life

Morgan first appeared in 1941 as the author and screenwriter of a story filmed under the direction of Gunther V. Fritsch with the title This Is the Bowery . The film was part of the "John Nesbitt Passing Parade", an American radio series from MGM . Morgan looks at the New York borough of Bowery and its people.

In 1945 Morgan directed the documentary People on Paper for the first time , in which he deals with the “people on paper”, i.e. comic characters , and their creators. In Traffic with the Devil (1946), his next work, Morgan worked as a producer (for MGM) and as a screenwriter. The short film is devoted to the topic of growing traffic volumes on the country's roads and the associated dangers. MGM received an Oscar nomination for the film in 1947 in the category "Best Documentary Short Film" . Morgan's next film, Give Us the Earth! , which was created in 1947, was again nominated for an Oscar. In 1948 resp. In 1949 the short films Going to Blazes! and Heart to Heart , both of which also received Oscar nominations. In Going to Blazes! it's about fire protection and a glimpse into the life of firefighters, Heart to Heart deals with the increasing number of heart diseases and heart attacks.

In 1953 Morgan was honored with two Academy Award nominations for the short film Devil Take Us , once in the category “Best Short Film” (2 film roles) and once in the category “Best Documentary” (short film). Driving behavior on the way in and out of vacation is discussed.

Morgan made his last appearance in a film in 1956. At Alaska Lifeboat , he has both directed, produced and written the screenplay, which addresses native suspicions of modern medicine.

Filmography

- unless otherwise stated, script, * also producer -

Awards

Oscar nominations
  • 1948 : Best short film (2 film roles) for Give Us the Earth!
The award went to Irving Allen with Climbing the Matterhorn
  • 1949 : Best short film (2 film roles) for Going to Blazes! and Best Documentary Short Heart to Heart
The award went to Walt Disney for Seal Island and the US Army for Toward Independence
  • 1953 : Best short film (2 film roles) and documentary film (short film) for Devil Takes Us
The award went to Walt Disney for Waterfowl and Norman McLaren for Neighbors

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Herbert Morgan ( Memento from February 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) at celebritynetworth.com (English). Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  2. ^ Academy Awards 1949 ( memento of October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) at oscars.org (English). Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  3. Oscar winners - The Academy Awards 1949 ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at popculturemadness.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.popculturemadness.com