Brothers Albert and David Maysles were a documentary filmmaking team whose films include Salesman, Gimme Shelter and Grey Gardens. Their 1964 film on The Beatles forms the backbone of the DVD The Beatles: Their First U.S. Visit. David Maysles (born January 10, 1932, Boston, Massachusetts) died in 1987; Albert Maysles (born November 26, 1933, Boston, Massachusetts), whom Jean-Luc Godard called "the best American cameraman," [1] has continued to make films, with new collaborators. Salesman is a 1969 cinema verité documentary film which follows four salesmen of expensive Bibles door-to-door in a low-income neighborhood which cannot afford expensive Bibles. ... Gimme Shelter is a song by The Rolling Stones, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. ... Grey Gardens is a 1975 documentary by the direction/cinematography/editing team of Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Susan Froemke, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer. ... The Beatles (L-R, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon), in 1964, performing on The Ed Sullivan Show promoting their first U.S. hit song, I Want To Hold Your Hand, and ushering in the British Invasion of American popular music. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Nickname: Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Founded  -Incorporated September 17, 1630  1820, as a city County Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 232. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Founded  -Incorporated September 17, 1630  1820, as a city County Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 232. ... Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard (born December 3, 1930) was one of the most influential members of the nouvelle vague. ...

Filmography

By Albert and David Maysles except as noted

• Psychiatry in Russia (1955, Albert Maysles)
• Showman (1963)
• What's Happening! The Beatles in America (1964)
• Meet Marlon Brando (1965)
• With Love from Truman (1966, with Charlotte Zwerin)
• Salesman (1968) (with Charlotte Zwerin)
• Journey to Jerusalem (1968)
• Gimme Shelter (1970, with Charlotte Zwerin)
• Christo's Valley Curtain (1974, with Ellen Hovde)
• Grey Gardens (1976, with Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer, Susan Froemke)
• The Burks of Georgia (1976, with Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer)
• Running Fence (1978, with Charlotte Zwerin)
• Muhammad and Larry (1980)
• Vladimir Horowitz: The Last Romantic (1985, with Susan Froemke, Deborah Dickson, Pat Jaffe)
• Ozawa (1985, with Susan Froemke, Deborah Dickson)
• Islands (1986, with Charlotte Zwerin)

By Albert Maysles, with collaborators as noted The Beatles (L-R, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon), in 1964, performing on The Ed Sullivan Show promoting their first U.S. hit song, I Want To Hold Your Hand, and ushering in the British Invasion of American popular music. ... Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Marlon Brando, Jr. ... Christo Yavasheff (born June 13, 1935) is an artist popularly known as Christo. ... Grey Gardens is a 1975 documentary by the direction/cinematography/editing team of Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Susan Froemke, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer. ... Vladimir Horowitz (ru: Владимир Самойлович Горовиц) (October 1, 1903 – November 5, 1989) was a classical pianist. ...

• Horowitz Plays Mozart (1987, with Susan Froemke, Charlotte Zwerin)
• Jessye Norman Sings Carmen (1989, with Susan Froemke)
• They Met in Japan (1989, with Susan Froemke)

Jessye Norman The American soprano Jessye Norman (born 15 September 1945) is one of the most admired contemporary opera singers and recitalists. ...

External Link

• Maysles Associates, official website