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George Redmond Fitzpatrick Morris, 4th Baron Killanin (born 26 January 1947), is anIrish film producer.
Morris was born inDublin,Ireland, into a notable Irish family. He is the eldest son ofMichael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, formerly thepresident of theInternational Olympic Committee, and Mary Sheila Cathcart Dunlop. His mother was the daughter of Canon Douglas Dunlop, Rector ofOughterard, and the granddaughter ofHenry Dunlop, who was involved in the construction ofLansdowne Road in 1872.
Morris was educated atGonzaga College inRanelagh, Dublin, and atAmpleforth College and, later, atTrinity College Dublin. In the 1970s he worked as an assistant director, before becoming production manager in such films asThe Draughtsman's Contract andGorky Park, before moving into overall production and executive production.
Lord Killanin is usually credited asRedmond Morris in film productions. He is usually known to family and close friends as Red Morris.
He has two brothers; the racehorse trainerMouse, and John, and a sister, Deborah.
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