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Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, MBE, TD (30 July 1914 – 25 April 1999) was an Irish journalist, author, sports official, and the sixth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (born July 30, 1914, London, Eng.—died April 25, 1999, Dublin, Ire.) was an Irish author and businessman who in 1972 succeeded Avery Brundage as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), after having served as IOC vice president since 1968.
Sir Michael Morris, Lord Killanin, the third Baron Killanin of Dublin and Spiddal, succeeded Avery Brundage on 21 August 1972 to become the sixth President of the International Olympic Committee.
Apr 25, 1999 · Biography. Sir Michael Morris, Lord Killanin, the 3rd Baron Killanin of Dublin and Spiddal, succeeded Avery Brundage on 21 August 1972 to become the 6th President of the International Olympic Committee.
Morris, Michael (1914–99), 3rd Baron Killanin, writer, film producer, and sports administrator, was born 30 July 1914 in Dublin, son of George Henry Morris, lieutenant-colonel in the Irish Guards, and Dora Morris (née Wesley Hall).
Morris, Michael, third Baron Killanin. (1914—1999) Quick Reference. (1914–99) An Irish-born journalist, film producer, and sport administrator, who became the sixth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Morris inherited the title of Baron Killanin at the age of 13.
The Killanin mss., 1951-1958, consists of photocopies of correspondence of Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, 1914-1999, concerning Four Provinces Productions, a film-making company created to make films in Ireland, with Irish actors and technicians.
