Les Blank

Les Blank (November 27, 1935 April 7, 2013) was an American documentary filmmaker who is best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.

Blank in April 2008

Blank was born on November 27, 1935 in Tampa, Florida. He was raised in Tampa, Florida and in Berkeley, California. Blank studied at Tulane University and at the University of Southern California. He had two children. Blank died on April 7, 2013 from bladder cancer in his Berkeley Hills, California home, aged 77.[1]

References

  1. Whiting, Sam (April 7, 2013). "Documentary filmmaker Les Blank, 77, dies". San Francisco Chronicle.

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