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Albert Maysles

Albert Maysles

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

26/11/1926

Day of Death

05/03/2015
(89) years old

Place of Birth

Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Albert Maysles (with his brother David) was an American documentary filmmaker known for his work in the "Direct Cinema" style. Their best-known films together include Salesman (1969), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1975).

Known For

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

Capturing Reality

Capturing Reality

Morris Engel: The Independent

Morris Engel: The Independent

A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

Albert Maysles: The Poetic Eye

Albert Maysles: The Poetic Eye

The Beales of Grey Gardens

The Beales of Grey Gardens

Michael Moore Hates America

Michael Moore Hates America

Filmography

Crew

2015

In Transit

as Director

2015

In Transit

as Director of Photography

2014

Iris

as Director

2014

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

as Director of Photography

2013

The Secret of Trees

as Cinematography

2013

The Secret of Trees

as Director

2012

Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

as Director

2011

The Love We Make

as Director

2011

The Love We Make

as Director of Photography

2009

Muhammad and Larry

as Director

2009

Muhammad and Larry

as Cinematography

2009

Muhammad and Larry

as Director of Photography

2009

South of the Border

as Director of Photography

2009

Soul Power

as Director of Photography

2008

A President to Remember: In the Company ...

as Editor

2008

A President to Remember: In the Company ...

as Cinematography

2008

Four Seasons Lodge

as Director of Photography

2008

The Gates

as Director

2008

The Gates

as Director of Photography

2007

Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!!

as Director

2007

Addiction

as Director

2006

Time Piece

as Director

2006

The Beales of Grey Gardens

as Director

2006

The Beales of Grey Gardens

as Director of Photography

2006

Stolen

as Director of Photography

2005

This Is an Adventure

as Director

2005

This Is an Adventure

as Director of Photography

2004

Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

as Camera Operator

2004

Ilona, Upstairs

as Camera Operator

2004

The Jeff Koons Show

as Director of Photography

2002

Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances

as Cinematography

2001

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

as Camera Operator

2001

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

as Director

2001

Making THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (with Wes An...

as Director

2001

Making THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (with Wes An...

as Camera Operator

2001

LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton

as Director

1997

Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Cente...

as Director

1996

Letting Go: A Hospice Journey

as Director

1996

Letting Go: A Hospice Journey

as Director of Photography

1996

When We Were Kings

as Director of Photography

1995

Accent on the Offbeat

as Director

1994

Umbrellas

as Director

1992

Abortion: Desperate Choices

as Director of Photography

1992

Abortion: Desperate Choices

as Producer

1992

Abortion: Desperate Choices

as Director

1991

The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

as Director

1991

Soldiers of Music

as Director

1990

Christo in Paris

as Director

1990

Christo in Paris

as Cinematography

1990

Jessye Norman Sings Carmen

as Director

1990

Jessye Norman Sings Carmen

as Director of Photography

1989

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

as Executive Producer

1987

Islands

as Director

1987

Jimi Plays Monterey

as Camera Operator

1987

Shake! Otis at Monterey

as Camera Operator

1987

Horowitz Plays Mozart

as Director

1985

Horowitz: The Last Romantic

as Director of Photography

1985

Ozawa

as Director

1980

Muhammad and Larry

as Director

1977

Running Fence

as Director

1977

The Grateful Dead Movie

as Director of Photography

1976

Grey Gardens

as Director of Photography

1976

Grey Gardens

as Director

1976

Grey Gardens

as Producer

1976

The Burks of Georgia

as Director

1974

Christo's Valley Curtain

as Director

1970

Gimme Shelter

as Director of Photography

1970

Gimme Shelter

as Director

1970

Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones...

as Director

1970

Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones...

as Director of Photography

1969

Salesman

as Director

1969

Salesman

as Director of Photography

1969

Salesman

as Producer

1968

Monterey Pop

as Camera Operator

1968

Experiment on 114th Street

as Director

1966

Meet Marlon Brando

as Director

1966

Meet Marlon Brando

as Cinematography

1966

Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream

as Director

1966

Orson Welles in Spain

as Director of Photography

1966

Orson Welles in Spain

as Director

1966

Orson Welles in Spain

as Producer

1966

With Love from Truman

as Producer

1966

With Love from Truman

as Editor

1966

With Love from Truman

as Director of Photography

1966

With Love from Truman

as Director

1965

Six in Paris

as Director of Photography

1965

Cut Piece

as Director

1965

Cut Piece

as Producer

1964

IBM: A Self Portrait

as Director

1964

What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA

as Director of Photography

1964

What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA

as Director

1964

The Face on the Cover

as Director of Photography

1964

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New Yor...

as Director

1963

Showman

as Director

1963

That's Me

as Cinematography

1962

Anastasia

as Director

1961

On the Pole: Eddie Sachs

as Cinematography

1961

Adventures on the New Frontier

as Director

1961

Safari Ya Gari

as Producer

1961

Safari Ya Gari

as Director of Photography

1961

Safari Ya Gari

as Director

1960

Primary

as Camera Operator

1960

Primary

as Director of Photography

1960

ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!

as Director of Photography

1960

Integration Report 1

as Camera Operator

1957

Russian Close-Up

as Producer

1957

Russian Close-Up

as Director of Photography

1957

Russian Close-Up

as Director

1955

Psychiatry in Russia

as Director

1955

Psychiatry in Russia

as Writer

1955

Psychiatry in Russia

as Director of Photography