Murray Lerner
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 8, 1927
- Died
- September 2, 2017
- 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."
Filmography
To Be a Man TBA
Director
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 2018
Producer, Director
The Doors: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 2018
Director
Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 2009
Director
The Moody Blues: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2009
Director
The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 2009
Director
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival 2007
Director
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who 2007
Director, Co-Producer
Jethro Tull - Live at Estival Jazz Lugano 2005 2005
Director
Jethro Tull: Nothing Is Easy - Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 2005
Director
Miles Electric - A Different Kind of Blue 2004
Director
Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live at The Isle of Wight 2002
Director
Listening to You: The Who Live at the Isle of Wight 1998
Producer, Director
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival 1996
Director, Writer
Magic Journeys 1982
Director
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China 1981
Director, Producer
Black at Yale: A Film Diary 1974
Thanks
- Call It Anything
Call It Anything 1970
Director
Jimi Hendrix - Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
Producer, Director
Festival 1967
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
- Secrets of the Reef
Secrets of the Reef 1956
Writer, Director, Director of Photography
Credits from TMDB.