1946 - 2018
Geoff Murphy New Zealander Film Director
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Details
| First Name |
Geoff
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| Last Name |
Murphy
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| Birthday |
13th June, 1946
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| Birthplace |
New Zealand
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| Died |
3rd December, 2018
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| Place of Death |
Wellington, New Zealand
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Nationality |
New Zealander
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| Occupation Text |
Film director, film producer, screenwriter,
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| Occupation |
Film Director
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| Year(s) Active |
1977–present, 1977 – present, 1977–2018
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Geoffrey Peter Murphy (12 October 1938 – 3 December 2018) was a New Zealand filmmaker, producer, director, and screenwriter best known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the second half of the 1970s. His second feature Goodbye Pork Pie (1981) was the first New Zealand film to win major commercial success on its soil. Murphy directed several Hollywood features during the 1990s, before returning to New Zealand as second-unit director on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Murphy was also a scriptwriter, special effects technician, schoolteacher and trumpet player at different times. He was married to Merata Mita, a film director, actress, writer.
