Les Blank

Birthday: 1935-11-27
Deathday: 2013-04-07
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, USA
Gender: Male

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

Credits

Year Title
You Can't Squeeze Blood Out Of A Turnip
2025-02-21 Motorcycle Moment
2015-11-18 Thailand Moment
2014-08-31 How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
2007-04-14 All In This Tea
2006-01-01 Lagniappe
2005-01-01 The Maestro Rides Again!
1995-10-12 The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
1995-10-01 Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
1994-01-01 My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge
1991-01-01 Innocents Abroad
1991-01-01 Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge
1991-01-01 Puamana
1991-01-01 Marc and Ann
1990-09-08 Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana
1989-10-13 I Went to the Dance
1988-04-30 Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
1988-01-01 Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
1987-09-12 Živeli! Medicine for the Heart
1987-09-12 Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
1987-02-17 Gap-Toothed Women
1985-10-01 Cigarette Blues
1985-01-01 Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
1984-05-23 In Heaven There Is No Beer?
1983-10-01 Sprout Wings and Fly
1982-10-01 Burden of Dreams
1980-10-12 Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
1979-01-01 Del mero corazón
1978-05-02 Always for Pleasure
1976-12-30 Chulas Fronteras
1974-05-09 A Poem Is a Naked Person
1973-11-22 Hot Pepper
1973-10-01 Dry Wood
1972-03-13 Spend It All
1971-03-11 A Well Spent Life
1971-01-01 The Ways of Water
1970-01-01 Chicken Real
1969-01-02 The Sun's Gonna Shine
1969-01-01 Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down
1968-12-20 The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
1968-10-01 God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance
1968-01-01 Lightnin' Les
1964-01-01 Dizzy Gillespie
1962-01-01 Softball Umpire
1962-01-01 And Freedom Came?!
1961-01-01 Strike!
1960-01-01 Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off