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Les Blank

27 November 1935† 7 April 2013 (aged 77) Tampa, Florida, USA

Directed: 48
Written: 3
Produced: 11
Movies: 7
Shows: 1

Biography

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

Known For

Burden of Dreams

7.61982

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

7.01980

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

7.51980

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

7.91968

Always for Pleasure

7.41978

Gap-Toothed Women

7.11987

Sprout Wings and Fly

6.11983

A Well Spent Life

6.71971

God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance

5.71968

Hot Pepper

6.81973

POV

6.91988

In Heaven There Is No Beer?

6.51984

Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana

6.81990

Chulas Fronteras

6.81976

Dry Wood

6.51973

Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella

6.11995

A Poem Is a Naked Person

7.81974

My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge

5.51994

Spend It All

7.01972

The Sun's Gonna Shine

6.91969