
David Maysles
Biography
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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Acting (4 movies)
Directing (25 movies)

Gimme Shelter
1970

Salesman
1969

Grey Gardens
1976

The Beales of Grey Gardens
2006
Journey to Jerusalem
1968

Islands
1987

Running Fence
1977

Christo in Paris
1990

Christo's Valley Curtain
1974

Showman
1963

Meet Marlon Brando
1966

With Love from Truman
1966
Cut Piece
1965
Orson Welles in Spain
1966

Muhammad and Larry
1980

The Gates
2008

The Burks of Georgia
1976
IBM: A Self Portrait
1964

What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
1964

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
1964
Experiment on 114th Street
1968

Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream
1966

Horowitz: The Last Romantic
1985
Anastasia
1962

Ozawa
1985
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Cut Piece | 1965 | Producer | 
| With Love from Truman | 1966 | Producer | 
| Orson Welles in Spain | 1966 | Producer | 
| Salesman | 1969 | Producer | 
| Grey Gardens | 1976 | Producer | 
