GABRIEL MURRAY

Biography

Gabriel Murray was born in Ireland. Originally studied Fine Art at National College of Art and Design. He went on to study film Direction Screenwriting at Dun Laoghire College of Art. He studied History of film from Irish film historian Kevin Rockett at NCAD.


Murray founded the Visual Arts Centre and was awarded the Young Ireland Iniative award by Arts Council/Irish Press and Dublin Corporation. He was also a founding member of the Young Irish Film Makers Workshop(Dublin). He has written fifteen scripts and two novels. He has optioned various scripts: The Boys are Back in Town - Phil Lynott Story - Goddess - the murder of Marlyn Monroe based on the book by Anthony Summers. Flag of Freedom story of the American Flag for Oliver Stone. He goes to great lengths on his research and spent two years researching a script on the murder of Tsar Nicholas 11 with research from Geli Ryabov ,(the man who found the bones of the Tsar. He recently began directing his own scripts winning Waterford Film Festival (2008) for his Documentary feature-The Lost World of the Crystal Skull. It won best feature documentary at Waterford Film Festival, Ireland. (2008).and Golden Palm at Mexico Film Festival (2009).


He published historical novels before he started writing scripts and directing. His bestselling novel The Golden Flame, the story of Baron De Coubertin and the foundation of the Olympic Games (Athens 1896) was published in America for the Atlanta Games (1996)and in Greece for Athens Games (2004).is novel The Golden Flame(Athens Olympics 1896) has been developed for a major European Co- Production. He was member of the Jury Monaco International Film Festival (2007).