Morcsányi was born in Budapest, Hungary on 28 August 1952.
Morcsányi began his career as a playwright in the 1986 television drama movie Kaméliás hölgy. As a script editor he worked on two films, the 2001 film Passport and the 2003 comedy drama film Hungarian Beauty.[2]
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Morcsányi was the director of the Magvető publishing house from 1995 to 2005.
Morcsányi died on 4 January 2023, at the age of 70.[3]