About

Known credits:
43
Birthday:
1931-01-10
Place of birth:
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Website:
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David Maysles

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Known for

Acting
2007 Wild Blue Yonder Actor Self (Archive) N/A
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2006 The Beales of Grey Gardens Actor Self 59
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1976 Grey Gardens Actor Self (uncredited) 63
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1970 Gimme Shelter Actor Self 62
Fair
1969 The Maysles Brothers Actor 59
Average

Directing
2008 The Gates Directing Director 59
Average
2006 The Beales of Grey Gardens Directing Director 59
Average
1990 Christo in Paris Directing Director 59
Average
1987 Islands Directing Director 59
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1985 Ozawa Directing Director 59
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1985 Horowitz: The Last Romantic Directing Director N/A
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1980 Muhammad and Larry Directing Director N/A
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1977 Running Fence Directing Director 59
Average
1976 Grey Gardens Directing Director 63
Fair
1976 The Burks of Georgia Directing Director N/A
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1974 Christo's Valley Curtain Directing Director 59
Average
1970 Gimme Shelter Directing Director 62
Fair
1969 Salesman Directing Director 60
Fair
1968 Journey to Jerusalem Directing Director N/A
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1968 Experiment on 114th Street Directing Director N/A
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1966 Meet Marlon Brando Directing Director 59
Average
1966 Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream Directing Director N/A
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1966 Orson Welles in Spain Directing Director 59
Average
1966 With Love from Truman Directing Director 59
Average
1965 Cut Piece Directing Director 59
Average
1964 IBM: A Self Portrait Directing Director N/A
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1964 What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA Directing Director 59
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1964 Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York Directing Director N/A
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1963 Showman Directing Director 59
Average
1962 Anastasia Directing Director 59
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Production
1976 Grey Gardens Production Producer 63
Fair
1969 Salesman Production Producer 60
Fair
1966 Orson Welles in Spain Production Producer 59
Average
1966 With Love from Truman Production Producer 59
Average
1965 Cut Piece Production Producer 59
Average

Sound
2009 Muhammad and Larry Sound Sound 59
Average

Camera
1976 Grey Gardens Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
1970 Gimme Shelter Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
1966 With Love from Truman Camera Director of Photography 59
Average

Crew
1990 Christo in Paris Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1966 Meet Marlon Brando Crew Cinematography 59
Average

Editing
1969 Salesman Editing Editor 60
Fair
1966 With Love from Truman Editing Editor 59
Average