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Les Blank

American documentary filmmaker · United States · On the map · Directors · Lived 1935 to 2013 · aged 77

Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.

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A life in dates

2013Died7 April 20132007All In This TeaFilm, Director2005The Maestro Rides Again!Film, Director1991Innocents AbroadFilm, Director1990Maya Deren AwardAward1989I Went to the DanceFilm, Director1988Point of ViewSeries, Director1987Gap-Toothed WomenFilm, Director, Writer1984In Heaven There Is No Beer?Film, Director, Producer1980Garlic Is as Good as Ten MothersFilm, Director, Producer1978Always for PleasureFilm, Director, Producer1974A Poem Is a Naked PersonFilm, Director, Writer1972Screening RoomSeries, HimselfSpend It AllFilm, 1972Director1969The Sun's Gonna ShineFilm, Director1964Dizzy GillespieFilm, Director1960Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut OffFilm, Director1935Born27 November 1935

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Also in Deutsch

Filmography 40

112 credits on file

Television 2

Media & music

Awards

Maya Deren Award1990
Guggenheim Fellowship

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2013 · aged 77