Les Blank (1935–2013) |
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Born in 1935 in Tampa, Florida, Les Blank attended Tulane University in New Orleans, where he received a B.A. in English literature and an M.F.A. in theatre. In 1967, after two years in the Ph.D. film program at the University of Southern California, and five years of freelancing in Los Angeles, he began his first independent films, on Texas blues ...
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Director (44 credits)
2014
How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
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1972
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(TV Series documentary) (director - 1 episode)
- The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins/The Symbols of Life I Knew Best
(1972)
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Camera and Electrical Department (10 credits)
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I get so wrapped up in trying to tell the story as well as I can to get the best possible points of view and show the culture, that I let that be my main force of action, and leave everything else behind. I tend to get over my self-consciousness: I might have a beer or two with people, especially if they're sympathetic. See more »Trivia:
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