Simon Fitzmaurice
Simon Fitzmaurice | |
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Born | c. 1973 |
Died | 26 October 2017 | (aged 43–44)
Nationality | Irish |
Notable work | It's Not Yet Dark My Name Is Emily |
Spouse | Ruth O'Neill |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) | Damien and Florence Fitzmaurice |
Simon Fitzmaurice (c. 1973 – 26 October 2017) was an Irish filmmaker. A resident of
Career
Fitzmaurice's second short film, The Sound of People, premiered at the
With the disease, he wrote and directed the feature film
It's Not Yet Dark, a memoir, chronicles his experience living in a motorized wheelchair and communicating using an eye-tracking computer.[5] The memoir was followed by the documentary It's Not Yet Dark, directed by Frankie Fenton. The documentary was narrated by Irish actor Colin Farrell.[6]
Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) conferred Simon Fitzmaurice with an Honorary Doctorate at a graduation ceremony at St Patrick's Cathedral in November 2016.[7]
Personal life
Fitzmaurice was married to Ruth Fitzmaurice, with whom he had five children.
His funeral was held two days later at St Kilian's Roman Catholic Church in Greystones, attended by, among others, Lieut Cmdr Patricia Butler (aide-de-camp to
References
- ^ a b "'His dreams were bigger than his illness' - filmmaker Simon Fitzmaurice". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ a b D'Arcy, Ciarán (28 October 2017). "Director Simon Fitzmaurice's funeral told of 'love of life, family'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Gillette, Sam (2 August 2017). "Irish Filmmaker Battling A.LS. Calls Poignant New Memoir 'A Letter to Each of My Children'". People. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Shattuck, Kathryn (22 February 2017). "In the Face of A.L.S., Simon Fitzmaurice Finds His Fire Inside". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ O'Brien, Tim (27 October 2017). "Greystones-based film-maker Simon Fitzmaurice". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Kelly, Aoife (8 October 2017). "'Simon made his legacy - I just got to colour it up a little' - director of It's Not Yet Dark documentary about Irish filmmaker Simon Fitzmaurice who has MND". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Farewell to inspirational Simon Fitzmaurice". Dublin Institute of Technology. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.