Albert (born November 26, 1926, Boston, Massachusetts) and David Maysles (rhymes with “hazels”, born 10 January 1932, Boston, Massachusetts) were a documentary filmmaking team whose works include Salesman (1968), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1976). Growing up, Albert had always held an interest in photography. Although he is best known for his work in direct cinema, Albert did not begin his career as a filmmaker; he got a Master of Arts degree from Boston University where he taught psychology for three years before making the switch to film. He took a trip to Russia to photograph a mental hospital, and returned the next year with a camera gifted to him from CBS to film his first documentary, Psychiatry in Russia.[1] Their 1964 film on The Beatles forms the backbone of the DVD, The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit. Several Maysles films document art projects by Christo and Jeanne-Claude over a three-decade period, from 1974 when Christo’s Valley Curtain was nominated for an Academy Award to 2005 when The Gates headlined New York’s Tribeca Film Festival. source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Maysles