David Maysles

Biography

Albert Maysles was a renowned documentary filmmaker born on November 26, 1926, in Boston, Massachusetts. He co-created several groundbreaking films, including Salesman and Grey Gardens, which showcased his unique cinéma vérité style. Maysles continued to work on his own after his brother David's passing in 1987, earning recognition with a lifetime achievement award at the Czech film festival AFO in 2005.