David Maysles

David Maysles

Known for: Directing

Born: January 9, 1931 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA - Died: January 2, 1987

Albert (born November 26, 1926, Boston, Massachusetts) and David Maysles (rhymes with "hazels", born 10 January 1932, Boston, Massachusetts) were a documentary filmmaking team whose cinéma vérité works include Salesman (1968), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1976). Their 1964 film on The Beatles forms the backbone of the DVD, The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit. Several Maysles films document art projects by Christo and Jeanne-Claude over a three-decade period, from 1974 when Christo's Valley Curtain was nominated for an Academy Award to 2005 when The Gates headlined New York's Tribeca Film Festival. David Maysles, the younger brother, died of a stroke on January 3, 1987, in New York. Albert Maysles graduated in 1949 with a BA from Syracuse University and later earned a masters degree at Boston University. Albert has continued to make films on his own since his brother's death. Jean-Luc Godard once called Albert Maysles "the best American cameraman". In 2005 Maysles was given a lifetime achievement award at the Czech film festival AFO (Academia Film Olomouc). He is working on his own autobiographical documentary. In 2005 he founded the Maysles Institute, a nonprofit organization that provides training and apprenticeships to underprivileged individuals. Albert is a patron of Shooting People, a filmmakers' community. Description above from the Wikipedia article Albert and David Maysles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Gimme Shelter

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Gimme Shelter

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1970 Documentary
The Beales of Grey Gardens

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The Beales of Grey Gardens

Self

2006 Documentary
Grey Gardens

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Grey Gardens

Self (uncredited)

1976 Documentary
The Maysles Brothers

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The Maysles Brothers

1969 Documentary
Wild Blue Yonder

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Wild Blue Yonder

Self (Archive)

2007 Documentary
Albert Maysles: The Poetic Eye

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Albert Maysles: The Poetic Eye

Self (archival)

2006 Documentary
Salesman

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Salesman

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1969 Documentary
With Love from Truman

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With Love from Truman

Producer

1965 Documentary
Journey to Jerusalem

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Journey to Jerusalem

Director

1968 Documentary
Christo's Valley Curtain

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Christo's Valley Curtain

Director

1974 Documentary
Islands

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Islands

Director

1987 Documentary
Christo in Paris

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Christo in Paris

Director

1990 Documentary
Running Fence

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Running Fence

Director

1977 Documentary
Showman

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Showman

Director

1963 Documentary
Meet Marlon Brando

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Meet Marlon Brando

Director

1966 Documentary
Orson Welles in Spain

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Orson Welles in Spain

Producer

1966 Documentary
Cut Piece

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Cut Piece

Producer

1964 Documentary
Muhammad and Larry

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Muhammad and Larry

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2009 Documentary
Muhammad and Larry

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Muhammad and Larry

Director

1979 Documentary
The Gates

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The Gates

Director

2008 Documentary
The Burks of Georgia

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The Burks of Georgia

Director

1975 Documentary
IBM: A Self Portrait

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IBM: A Self Portrait

Director

1964 Documentary
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA

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What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA

Director

1964 Documentary
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York

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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York

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1964 Documentary