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Murray Lerner(1927-2017)

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  • Producer
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Murray Lerner
Murray Lerner was born on 8 May 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Festival (1967), From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China (1979) and Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who (2007). He was previously married to Judith Levine. He died on 2 September 2017 in New York, New York, USA.
BornMay 8, 1927
DiedSeptember 2, 2017(90)
BornMay 8, 1927
DiedSeptember 2, 2017(90)
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  • Won 1 Oscar

Known for

Festival (1967)
Festival
7.5
  • Director
  • 1967
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China (1979)
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China
7.5
  • Director
  • 1979
Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who (2007)
Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who
8.2
  • Director
  • 2007
Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (2004)
Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue
7.8
  • Director
  • 2004

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Director

  • Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (2018)
    Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
  • Rory Gallagher, John Wilson, and Richard McCracken in Taste: What's Going on - Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (2015)
    Taste: What's Going on - Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
  • Leonard Cohen in Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (2009)
    Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
  • The Moody Blues: Threshold of a Dream - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (2009)
    The Moody Blues: Threshold of a Dream - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
  • Arena (1975)
    Arena
  • The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival (2007)
    The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival
  • Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who (2007)
    Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who
  • Keith Emerson in The Birth of a Band (2006)
    The Birth of a Band
  • Nothing Is Easy: Jethro Tull Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (2005)
    Nothing Is Easy: Jethro Tull Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
  • Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (2004)
    Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue
  • Listening to You: The Who at the Isle of Wight 1970 (1998)
    Listening to You: The Who at the Isle of Wight 1970
  • Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival (1996)
    Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival
  • Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight (1991)
    Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight
  • Magic Journeys (1982)
    Magic Journeys
  • From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China (1979)
    From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China

Producer

  • Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (2018)
    Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
  • Rory Gallagher, John Wilson, and Richard McCracken in Taste: What's Going on - Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (2015)
    Taste: What's Going on - Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
  • Leonard Cohen in Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (2009)
    Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
  • The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival (2007)
    The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival
  • Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who (2007)
    Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who
  • Keith Emerson in The Birth of a Band (2006)
    The Birth of a Band
  • Nothing Is Easy: Jethro Tull Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (2005)
    Nothing Is Easy: Jethro Tull Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
  • Listening to You: The Who at the Isle of Wight 1970 (1998)
    Listening to You: The Who at the Isle of Wight 1970
  • Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival (1996)
    Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival
  • Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight (1991)
    Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight
  • Magic Journeys (1982)
    Magic Journeys
  • From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China (1979)
    From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China
  • Festival (1967)
    Festival
  • NET Journal (1966)
    NET Journal

Writer

  • Keith Emerson in The Birth of a Band (2006)
    The Birth of a Band
  • Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival (1996)
    Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival
  • Magic Journeys (1982)
    Magic Journeys
  • Sea Dream (1978)
    Sea Dream
  • Power for People
  • Festival (1967)
    Festival
  • NET Journal (1966)
    NET Journal
  • Secrets of the Reef

Personal details

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    • May 8, 1927
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • September 2, 2017
    • New York, New York, USA(kidney failure)
    • 1961 - September 2, 2017 (his death, 1 child)
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    • 2 Articles

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