Les Blank

Birthday: November 27, 1935 in Tampa, Florida, USA

Deathday: April 7, 2013

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

Known For

Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

Out in the Woods

Out in the Woods

How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy

How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy

Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!

Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!

Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

A Poem Is a Naked Person

A Poem Is a Naked Person

Screening Room

Screening Room

Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

Here Comes Everybody

Here Comes Everybody

Out in the Woods

Out in the Woods

How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy

How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy

Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!

Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!

Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

A Poem Is a Naked Person

A Poem Is a Naked Person

Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

Here Comes Everybody

Here Comes Everybody

Screening Room

Screening Room