| At age seven, purchased first still camera |
| During WWII, served with Army tank corps; after discharge enrolled in college |
| Formed Maysles Films, Inc. |
| In early 1980s, worked on film profiles of musicians Seiji Ozawa and Vladimir Horowitz; earned Emmy Award for "Vladimir Horowitz: The Last Romantic" |
| Raised in Brookline, Massachusetts |
| With Pennebaker, Richard Leacock and David Maysles, became member of Drew Associates (founded by Robert Drew) |
| Worked as salesman |
1952 | Taught psychology at Boston University |
1955 | First film (made solo), "Psychiatry in Russia"; aired on WGBH the public television station in Boston |
1955 | Went to USSR to study mental health care; began making films |
1957 | First film made with brother David, "Youth of Poland" |
1959 | Co-shot D.A. Pennebaker's "Opening in Moscow" |
1960 | Co-directed an examination of the Democratic campaign for president "Primary" |
1962 | First Maysles Brothers collaboration with Charlotte Zwerin, "Showman"; also first Maysles Films Inc. production |
1964 | Helmed the documentary short "What's Happening! The Beatles in America"; never released theatrically; aired instead on CBS with narration by Carol Burnett |
1964 | Photographed Godard's segment ("Montparnasse et Levallois") of omnibus feature, "Paris vu par/Six in Paris" |
1969 | Co-directed with brother and Charlotte Zwerin, "Salesman" a portrait of bible sellers in Boston; withheld from audiences for 25 years; finally aired on PBS' "POV" in 1994 |
1970 | Garnered widespread acclaim for "Gimme Shelter" chronicling the Rolling Stones' 1969 US tour |
1973 | Shared Academy Award nomination for "Christo's Valley Curtain"; also first of several film collaborations with the artist Christo |
1974 | Worked as cinematographer on Leon Gast's documentary "When We Were Kings" about the Muhammed Ali and George Forman 'Rumble in the Jungle'; film not released until 1996 |
1990 | Last feature collaboration with brother David, "Christo in Paris"; released three years after David's death |
1992 | Co-directed (also produced) the award-winning HBO documentary "Abortion: Desperate Choices" |
1994 | Filmed "Conversations With the Rolling Stones" (broadcast on VH-1) |
1996 | Produced, shot and co-directed the award-winning HBO documentary "Letting Go: A Hospice Journey" |
1997 | Co-directed with Susan Froemke and Bob Eisenhardt the documentary "Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center" |
2001 | Profiled directors Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Robert Duvall and Jane Campion in the TV specials "With the Filmmaker: Portraits by Albert Maysles" (PBS) |
2001 | With Froemke and Deborah Dickson, filmed "LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton"; premiered at Sundance before airing on HBO |
2005 | Founded the Maysles Institute, a nonprofit organization that provides training and apprenticeships to underprivileged individuals |
2007 | With Antonio Ferrera, documented a site-specific art installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, "The Gates" in NYC |
2008 | Joined Martin Scorsese to directed "Shine a Light"; the film documented two 2006 performances that took place during rock and roll band The Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang tour |
