United States

Les Blank

19 films · 1964 to 2015
Born 27 November 1935, Q49255 · Died 7 April 2013

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

Biography adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Les Blank

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Defining films

Burden of Dreams
Burden of Dreams
1982
Always for Pleasure
Always for Pleasure
1978
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
1968
Gap-Toothed Women
Gap-Toothed Women
1987
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
1984
Sprout Wings and Fly
Sprout Wings and Fly
1983

Films by decade

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