Acclaimed documentary maker Les Blank dies at 77 - SFGate

Acclaimed documentary maker Les Blank dies at 77 - SFGate:

"Blank's 42 films earned him a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute.

"I think he's a national treasure," filmmaker Taylor Hackford, president of the Directors Guild of America, told the New York Times. "Although his films are not well known at the moment, they'll take their place""