- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 10, 1931
- Place of Birth
- Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- January 3, 1987
David Maysles
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. Jea…
Filmography
movieMuhammad and Larry
2009 · Sound
movieThe Gates
2008 · Director
Wild Blue Yonder
movieWild Blue Yonder
2007 · Self (Archive)
movieAlbert Maysles: The Poetic Eye
2006 · Self (archival)
movieThe Beales of Grey Gardens
2006 · Self, Director
movieChristo in Paris
1990 · Director, Cinematography
tvPOV
1988 · Director
movieIslands
1987 · Director
movieHorowitz: The Last Romantic
1985 · Director
movieOzawa
1985 · Director
movieMuhammad and Larry
1980 · Director
movieRunning Fence
1977 · Director
tvSix American Families
1977 · Co-Director
movieGrey Gardens
1976 · Self (uncredited), Director of Photography, Producer
movieThe Burks of Georgia
1976 · Director
movieChristo's Valley Curtain
1974 · Director
movieGimme Shelter
1970 · Self, Director of Photography
The Maysles Brothers
movieThe Maysles Brothers
1969
movieSalesman
1969 · Director, Producer, Editor
Journey to Jerusalem
movieJourney to Jerusalem
1968 · Director
Experiment on 114th Street
movieExperiment on 114th Street
1968 · Director
movieMeet Marlon Brando
1966 · Director, Cinematography
movieSalvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream
1966 · Director
movieOrson Welles in Spain
1966 · Producer, Director
movieWith Love from Truman
1966 · Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
movieSean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
1965 · Cinematography
movieCut Piece
1965 · Producer, Director
IBM: A Self Portrait
movieIBM: A Self Portrait
1964 · Director
movieWhat's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
1964 · Director
movieYeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
1964 · Director
movieShowman
1963 · Director
movieThat's Me
1963 · Sound
Anastasia
movieAnastasia
1962 · Director
movieThe Prince and the Showgirl
1957 · Producer's Assistant
movieBus Stop
1956 · Producer's Assistant