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Albert Maysles (November 26, 1926 – March 5, 2015) and his brother David Maysles (January 10, 1931 – January 3, 1987; / ˈ m eɪ z ɛ l z / MAY-zelz) were an American documentary filmmaking team known for their work in the Direct Cinema style.
May 1, 2024 · Albert and David Maysles, American documentary filmmakers who worked in a cinema verite style that was sensitive and compassionate as well as revelatory. Their best-known movies were Salesman (1969), about door-to-door Bible salesmen; Gimme Shelter (1970), about the 1969 Rolling Stones tour; and Grey Gardens (1975).
- Pat Bauer
David Maysles, the documentary film maker, credited with his brother, Albert, as being one of the founders of the documentary genre known as cinema verite, died at Roosevelt Hospital yesterday...
Albert and David Maysles on Letterman, June 21, 1982. The Maysles brothers in their only appearance on Late Night, here promoting their documentary "The Beatles in America" and discussing...
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Jan 5, 1987 · David Paul Maysles, who with his brother, Albert, became one of America’s most celebrated documentary film makers with their “direct cinema” style, died Saturday.
Mar 9, 2015 · With his brother David, Albert Maysles helped redefine documentary film-making with such stark slices of life as Gimme Shelter, about the Rolling Stones and Altamont, and Grey Gardens, about...
David Maysles was born on 10 January 1931 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Grey Gardens (1975), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Salesman (1969). He died on 3 January 1987 in New York City, New York, USA.
