Along with
his brother David, Albert Maysles was one of the great documentary filmmakers
of the Sixties and Seventies. The Maysles brothers’ filmed both The Beatles and
the Rolling Stones, among many other subjects.
In 1964,
the Maysles followed The Beatles on their first American tour for a documentary titled What’s Happening! The
Beatles In The U.S.A.
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Shelter, meanwhile, they followed the Stones on the band’s infamous 1969 tour
of the States, which culminated with the free concert at Altamont Speedway.
Outside of
music, Albert and David Maysles shot documentaries on Orson Welles, Marlon
Brando and, in 1975, Grey Gardens, a mother and daughter both named Edith Beale
who were aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. A restored
version of Grey Gardens has recently been released in American cinemas.
Following
David’s death in 1987, Albert continued
to make documentaries, including 2001’s Oscar-nominated LaLee’s Kin: The Legacy
Of Cotton, about an impoverished African-American family living in the southern part
of the United States.
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