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Les Blank
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Burden of dreams
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Tampa, Florida, USA
Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
Known for
- Out in the Woods — Self2016
- How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy — Self2014
- Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank! — Self2008
- Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) — Self1985
- A Poem Is a Naked Person — Self1974
- Screening Room — Himself1972
- Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off1960
- Here Comes Everybody1960
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Russia
Discography
- Teplowarm2016
- Inhale2016
- Oblivion2016
- Pleasure2016
- Hallelujah2016
- Puteshestvie2016
- Vnoo-tree2016
- No Fight2016
- Искупление Кинжалом2016
- On Behalf of the Divinity2017
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6
- Total plays
- 16
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Blank
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tampa
- Place of death
- Berkeley
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- Phillips Academy
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- documentary film
- Official website
- www.lesblank.com
- Image
- Les Blank.jpg
- Work location
- United States
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- Commons category
- Les Blank
- cause of death
- bladder cancer
- date of birth
- 1935-11-27
- date of death
- 2013-04-07
- manner of death
- natural causes
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Les Blank
- writing language
- English language
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1935 births2013 deathsAmerican documentary filmmakersAmerican folkloristsArtists from Berkeley, CaliforniaDeaths from bladder cancer in CaliforniaFilm directors from FloridaFilm producers from FloridaPeople from El Cerrito, CaliforniaPeople from Tampa, FloridaTulane University alumniUSC School of Cinematic Arts alumni