Directing
Murray Lerner
EN cinema · 21 credits
Born
8 May 1927
Died
2 September 2017 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Murray Lerner (May 8, 1927 – September 2, 2017) was an American documentary and experimental film director, best known for his Oscar-winning work on the 1981 documentary feature From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China. He earned another nomination in 1968 for the documentary Festival, which featured performances, interviews and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival. He also helmed films featuring Leonard Cohen, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis. Additionally, Lerner wrote, produced and directed episodes of the series NET Journal and produced and helmed the television documentaries Listening to You: The Who at the Isle of Wight 1970 and The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival. In 2009, he was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the category of best long form music video, for "Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who."
Known for
Filmography
To Be a Man
Director
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
Producer, Director
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
Director, Co-Producer
Listening to You: The Who Live at the Isle of Wight
Director, Producer
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
Director, Writer
Magic Journeys
Director
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China
Director, Producer
Jimi Hendrix - Live at the Isle of Wight
Director, Producer
Festival
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Secrets of the Reef
1956
Secrets of the Reef
Writer, Director, Director of Photography