Louis Marcus (filmmaker)
Louis Marcus HRHA (born 1936) is an Irish documentarian.[1][2]
Louis Marcus | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1936 (age 86–87) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Citizenship | Irish |
| Alma mater | University College Cork |
| Occupation | producer |
| Years active | 1958– |
| Notable work | Fleá ceoil Children at Work Conquest of Light |
| Children | 4 |
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 grandfathers, Jacob Marcus and Louis Goldberg, 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 Fleá 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]
References
- "Louis Marcus Honoured For Outstanding Work : Irish Jewish Community". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
- O'Brien, Harvey (13 October 2017). The Real Ireland: The Evolution of Ireland in Documentary Film. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719069079 – via Google Books.
- "Louis Marcus wins Outstanding Directing in the Irish Language Award - Film Ireland". filmireland.net. 23 November 2011.
- "History of Cork's Jewish community to be commemorated". The Irish Times.
- "The Southern Star - Local input into Cork exhibition on city's Jewish community".
- "Louis Marcus - Current Member - Aosdana". aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
- "Joe Marcus, OMAS Media - My Creative Edge".
- "Biographies - Irish Film & TV Research Online - Trinity College Dublin". www.tcd.ie.