Albert Maysles(1926-2015)

Cinematographer
Director
Producer

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Albert Maysles at an event for The Secret of Trees (2013)

This provocative first person documentary chronicles Celia's quest to get to know her father, famed verite documentarian David Maysles (GREY GARDENS, GIMME SHELTER w/ the Rolling Stones, SALESMAN) who died when she was seven.

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Wild Blue Yonder (2007)

Albert Maysles was born on 26 November 1926 in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Grey Gardens (1975), Salesman (1969) and Gimme Shelter (1970). He was married to Gillian Walker. He died on 5 March 2015 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 27 wins & 15 nominations total

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Known for

Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens (1975)

7.5

Cinematographer

1975

Salesman (1969)

7.6

Cinematographer

1969

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman, and The Rolling Stones in Gimme Shelter (1970)

7.8

Cinematographer(as The Maysles Brothers, filmed by)

1970

Mstislav Rostropovich in Soldiers of Music (1991)

Soldiers of Music

6.8

Cinematographer

1991

Credits

Cinematographer

Independent Lens
8.1
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 2005–2015
In Transit
7.6
- Cinematographer
- 2015
Iris
7.1
- Cinematographer
- 2014
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
6.7
- Cinematographer
- 2014
The Secret of Trees
7.0
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2013
One Night Stand
8.0
- Cinematographer
- 2011
The Love We Make
6.5
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 2011
More Than a Paycheck: Mitchum Presents America's Hardest Workers
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 2010
Get Yer Ya Ya's Out
7.3
Video
- Cinematographer
- 2009
30 for 30
8.8
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 2009
South of the Border
7.0
- Cinematographer
- 2009
Four Seasons Lodge
7.4
- Cinematographer
- 2008
Close Up: Portraits
8.1
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 2008
Soul Power
7.1
- Cinematographer
- 2008
A President to Remember
7.2
- Cinematographer
- 2008

Director

Bob Dylan: License to Kill
8.0
Music Video
- Director
- 2021
Bob Dylan: Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight (Version 2)
Music Video
- Director
- 2021
In Transit
7.6
- Director
- 2015
Iris
7.1
- Director
- 2014
The Secret of Trees
7.0
Short
- Director
- 2013
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Short
- Director
- 2012
The Love We Make
6.5
TV Movie
- Director
- 2011
More Than a Paycheck: Mitchum Presents America's Hardest Workers
TV Movie
- Director
- 2010
Rufus Wainwright: Milwaukee at Last!!!
8.6
Video
- Director
- 2009
Get Yer Ya Ya's Out
7.3
Video
- Director
- 2009
30 for 30
8.8
TV Series
- Director
- 2009
Close Up: Portraits
8.1
TV Movie
- Director
- 2008
The Addiction Project
6.8
TV Series
- Director
- 2007
Sally Gross: The Pleasure of Stillness
- Director
- 2007
The Gates
7.1
- Director
- 2007

Producer

Poet against Prejudice
Short
- producer
- 2014
A President to Remember
7.2
- producer (segment "Primary")
- 2008
Scapegoat on Trial
- producer
- 2007
The Gates
7.1
- executive producer
- 2007
Conversations with the Rolling Stones
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 1994
America Undercover
6.9
TV Series
- producer
- 1992
American Masters
8.2
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1989
Grey Gardens
7.5
- producer (as The Maysles Brothers)
- 1975
Christo's Valley Curtain
6.8
Short
- producer
- 1974
Salesman
7.6
- producer
- 1969
Orson Welles in Spain
7.0
Short
- producer
- 1966
A Visit with Truman Capote
7.3
Short
- producer
- 1966
Cut Piece
6.3
Short
- producer
- 1965
IBM: A Self-Portrait
Short
- producer
- 1964
Showman
6.4
- producer
- 1963

Videos4

Re-release Trailer

Re-release Trailer

The Jeff Koons Show

The Jeff Koons Show

The Jeff Koons Show

The Jeff Koons Show

Wild Blue Yonder

Wild Blue Yonder

My Nose

Personal details

Official site
- Official Site
Alternative names
- The Maysles Brothers
Height
- 1.73 m
Born
- November 26, 1926
- Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died
- March 5, 2015
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(pancreatic cancer)
Spouse
- Gillian WalkerSeptember 14, 1976 - March 5, 2015 (his death, 3 children)
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Did you know

Trivia
His first film was a 16-mm documentary made in 1955 while visiting mental hospitals in the Soviet Union.

Quotes
We get crushes and we get crushed from almost all the subjects that we film.

Nickname
- The Dean of Documentaries

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