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Les Blank

Directing

Born: 1935-11-27
Died: 2013-04-07
From: Tampa, Florida, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

Also Known As

Leslie Harrod Blank Jr.

Biography

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

Awards & Nominations2 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Maya Deren Award

1990
🏆 Won

Guggenheim Fellowship

Directing26 titles

Point of View
6.9
Series

Point of View

1988 - ...Documentary
Chulas Fronteras
6.8
Movie

Chulas Fronteras

1976Documentary
Dizzy Gillespie
7.0
Movie

Dizzy Gillespie

1964Drama
Dry Wood
6.5
Movie

Dry Wood

1973Documentary
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
6.5
Movie

In Heaven There Is No Beer?

1984Documentary
Burden of Dreams
7.6
Movie

Burden of Dreams

1982Documentary
A Poem Is a Naked Person
7.8
Movie

A Poem Is a Naked Person

1974Documentary
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
7.0
Movie

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

1988Documentary
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
7.5
Movie

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

1980Documentary
Gap-Toothed Women
7.1
Movie

Gap-Toothed Women

1987Documentary
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
6.1
Movie

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists

1995Documentary
Hot Pepper
6.8
Movie

Hot Pepper

1973Documentary
Sprout Wings and Fly
6.1
Movie

Sprout Wings and Fly

1983Documentary
A Well Spent Life
6.7
Movie

A Well Spent Life

1971Documentary
Spend It All
7.0
Movie

Spend It All

1972Documentary
The Maestro Rides Again!
4.8
Movie

The Maestro Rides Again!

2005Documentary
Always for Pleasure
7.4
Movie

Always for Pleasure

1978Documentary
The Sun's Gonna Shine
6.9
Movie

The Sun's Gonna Shine

1969Documentary
Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge
5.9
Movie

Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge

1991Drama
All In This Tea
7.4
Movie

All In This Tea

2007Documentary
I Went to the Dance
7.7
Movie

I Went to the Dance

1989Documentary
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
7.9
Movie

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

1968Documentary
Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana
6.8
Movie

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

1990Documentary
Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
6.1
Movie

Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella

1995Documentary
God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance
5.7
Movie

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

1968Documentary
My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge
5.5
Movie

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

1994Drama

Writing2 titles

A Poem Is a Naked Person
7.8
Movie

A Poem Is a Naked Person

1974Documentary
Gap-Toothed Women
7.1
Movie

Gap-Toothed Women

1987Documentary

Production8 titles

In Heaven There Is No Beer?
6.5
Movie

In Heaven There Is No Beer?

1984Documentary
Burden of Dreams
7.6
Movie

Burden of Dreams

1982Documentary
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
7.0
Movie

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

1988Documentary
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
7.5
Movie

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

1980Documentary
Gap-Toothed Women
7.1
Movie

Gap-Toothed Women

1987Documentary
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
6.1
Movie

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists

1995Documentary
Always for Pleasure
7.4
Movie

Always for Pleasure

1978Documentary
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
7.9
Movie

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

1968Documentary

Camera13 titles

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
7.9
Movie

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991Documentary
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
6.5
Movie

In Heaven There Is No Beer?

1984Documentary
Burden of Dreams
7.6
Movie

Burden of Dreams

1982Documentary
A Poem Is a Naked Person
7.8
Movie

A Poem Is a Naked Person

1974Documentary
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
7.5
Movie

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

1980Documentary
Poto and Cabengo
6.8
Movie

Poto and Cabengo

1980Documentary
Gap-Toothed Women
7.1
Movie

Gap-Toothed Women

1987Documentary
Hole in the Soul
6.0
Movie

Hole in the Soul

1994Documentary
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
6.1
Movie

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists

1995Documentary
Sprout Wings and Fly
6.1
Movie

Sprout Wings and Fly

1983Documentary
Always for Pleasure
7.4
Movie

Always for Pleasure

1978Documentary
I Went to the Dance
7.7
Movie

I Went to the Dance

1989Documentary
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
7.9
Movie

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

1968Documentary

Editing6 titles

Chulas Fronteras
6.8
Movie

Chulas Fronteras

1976Documentary
The Arch
7.6
Movie

The Arch

1969Drama
A Poem Is a Naked Person
7.8
Movie

A Poem Is a Naked Person

1974Documentary
A Well Spent Life
6.7
Movie

A Well Spent Life

1971Documentary
Spend It All
7.0
Movie

Spend It All

1972Documentary
Always for Pleasure
7.4
Movie

Always for Pleasure

1978Documentary

Crew4 titles

Fitzcarraldo
7.6
Movie

Fitzcarraldo

1982Drama
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
7.0
Movie

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

1988Documentary
A Well Spent Life
6.7
Movie

A Well Spent Life

1971Documentary
Spend It All
7.0
Movie

Spend It All

1972Documentary