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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Filmography
Cast Credits
Wild Blue Yonder
Character: Self (Archive)
MOVIE • 2007

Albert Maysles: The Poetic Eye
Character: Self (archival)
MOVIE • 2006

The Beales of Grey Gardens
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2006

Grey Gardens
Character: Self (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1976

Gimme Shelter
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1970
The Maysles Brothers
Character:
MOVIE • 1969
Crew
Crew Credits

Muhammad and Larry
Role: Sound
MOVIE • 2009

The Gates
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2008

The Beales of Grey Gardens
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2006

Christo in Paris
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1990

Christo in Paris
Role: Cinematography
MOVIE • 1990

POV
Role: Director
TV • 1988

Islands
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987

Horowitz: The Last Romantic
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1985

Ozawa
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1985

Muhammad and Larry
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1980

Running Fence
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1977

Six American Families
Role: Co-Director
TV • 1977

Grey Gardens
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 1976

Grey Gardens
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1976

Grey Gardens
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1976

The Burks of Georgia
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1976

Christo's Valley Curtain
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1974

Gimme Shelter
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 1970

Gimme Shelter
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1970

Salesman
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1969