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Albert Maysles

Crew | * 11/26/1926 († 88, 03/05/2015) | Brookline, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))

Albert Maysles (with his brother David) was an American documentary filmmaker known for his work in the "Direct Cinema" style. Their best-known films together include Salesman (1969), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1975).

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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Music | TV Movies

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Edie Bouvier Beale and her mother, Edith, two aging, eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, are the sole inhabitants of a Long Island estate. The women reveal themselves to be misfits with out ...

Grey Gardens

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1976 | 3.6/5 | 1h 35min
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This documentary from Albert and David Maysles follows the bitter rivalry of four door-to-door salesmen working for the Mid-American Bible Company: Paul "The Badger" Brennan, Charles "The Gipper" McDe ...

Salesman

G

1969 | 3.7/5 | 1h 30min
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A detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous and tragic concert held on December 6 at the Altamon ...

Gimme Shelter

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1970 | 3.7/5 | 1h 30min
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Documentary showing the return to his native Russia of Mstislav Rostropovitch, includes extensive performance footage and coverage of political and personal matters for the cellist. ...

Soldiers of Music

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1991 | 1h 28min
 
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Awards & Nominations for Albert Maysles

Guggenheim Fellowship Academy Award for Best Documentary (short Subject)
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Movies with Albert Maysles as Actor(11)

as himself2016 Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
2011 Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
as himself2008 Capturing Reality
as himself2008 Morris Engel: The Independent
as himself2007 A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
as himself2006 The Beales of Grey Gardens
as himself2004 Michael Moore Hates America
as Self (Archive Footage)1993 Horowitz: A Reminiscence
as Self (uncredited)1976 Grey Gardens
as himself1970 Gimme Shelter
1969 The Maysles Brothers

Movies with Albert Maysles as Crew(79)

Production/Executive Producer2023 James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Camera/Director of Photography2015 In Transit
Directing/Director2015 In Transit
Directing/Director2014 Iris
Camera/Director of Photography2014 Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
Directing/Director2011 The Love We Make
Camera/Director of Photography2009 South of the Border
Camera/Director of Photography2009 Muhammad and Larry
Directing/Director2009 Muhammad and Larry
Camera/Director of Photography2008 Four Seasons Lodge
Crew/Cinematography2008 The Gates
Directing/Director2008 The Gates
Crew/Cinematography2008 Soul Power
Directing/Director2007 Addiction
Camera/Director of Photography2006 The Beales of Grey Gardens
Directing/Director2006 The Beales of Grey Gardens
Camera/Director of Photography2006 Stolen
Crew/Cinematography2005 This Is an Adventure
Directing/Director2005 This Is an Adventure
Camera/Camera Operator2004 Ilona, Upstairs
Crew/Cinematography2004 The Jeff Koons Show
Camera/Camera Operator2001 With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
Directing/Director2001 With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
Directing/Director2001 LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
Directing/Director1997 Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center
Crew/Cinematography1996 Letting Go: A Hospice Journey
Directing/Director1996 Letting Go: A Hospice Journey
Camera/Director of Photography1996 When We Were Kings
Directing/Director1994 Umbrellas
Directing/Director1991 Soldiers of Music
Directing/Director1991 The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
Directing/Director1990 Christo in Paris
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
Directing/Director1990 Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
Camera/Camera Operator1987 Jimi Plays Monterey
Camera/Camera Operator1987 Shake! Otis at Monterey
Directing/Director1987 Islands
Directing/Director1987 Horowitz Plays Mozart
Camera/Director of Photography1985 Horowitz: The Last Romantic
Directing/Director1985 Ozawa
Directing/Director1980 Muhammad and Larry
Directing/Director1977 Running Fence
Camera/Director of Photography1977 The Grateful Dead
Camera/Director of Photography1976 Grey Gardens
Directing/Director1976 Grey Gardens
Production/Producer1976 Grey Gardens
Directing/Director1974 Christo's Valley Curtain
Crew/Cinematography1970 Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!
Directing/Director1970 Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!
Camera/Director of Photography1970 Gimme Shelter
Directing/Director1970 Gimme Shelter
Crew/Cinematography1969 Salesman
Directing/Director1969 Salesman
Production/Producer1969 Salesman
Camera/Camera Operator1968 Monterey Pop
Camera/Director of Photography1966 Orson Welles in Spain
Directing/Director1966 Orson Welles in Spain
Production/Producer1966 Orson Welles in Spain
Directing/Director1966 Meet Marlon Brando
Crew/Cinematography1966 Meet Marlon Brando
Camera/Director of Photography1966 With Love from Truman
Directing/Director1966 With Love from Truman
Editing/Editor1966 With Love from Truman
Production/Producer1966 With Love from Truman
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Six in Paris
Directing/Director1965 Cut Piece
Production/Producer1965 Cut Piece
Camera/Director of Photography1964 What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
Directing/Director1964 What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
Directing/Director1964 IBM: A Self Portrait
Crew/Cinematography1964 The Face on the Cover
Directing/Director1963 Showman
Directing/Director1961 Adventures on the New Frontier
Crew/Cinematography1960 Yanki No!
Camera/Camera Operator1960 Integration Report 1
Camera/Director of Photography1960 Primary
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Psychiatry in Russia
Directing/Director1955 Psychiatry in Russia
Writing/Writer1955 Psychiatry in Russia

TV Shows/Series with Albert Maysles as Crew(3)

Directing/Director2009 30 for 30
Directing/Director1992 Abortion: Desperate Choices
Directing/Director1960 ABC Close-Up!

Born: Friday, 11/26 1926 (November) in Brookline, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 03/05 2015 (March) in New York City (aged: 88)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Siblings: David Maysles
Other names for Albert Maysles (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Albert Harry Maysles"
Albert Maysles frequently works together with these people:
David Maysles (34x, Crew)
Susan Froemke (16x, Crew)
D. A. Pennebaker (16x, Crew)
Charlotte Zwerin (13x, Crew)
Robert Drew (12x, Crew)
Richard Leacock (12x, Crew)
Antonio Ferrera (9x, Crew)
Deborah Dickson (7x, Crew)
Christo (6x, Actor)
Barry Feinstein (6x, Crew)
Leon Gast (6x, Crew)
Helen Jean Rogers (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:486755, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 02/24/2026