- His first film was a 16-mm documentary made in 1955 while visiting mental hospitals in the Soviet Union.
- Brother and collaborator of David Maysles
- He started out as an assistant to Robert Drew, a pioneer of cinema verite.
- Semi-underground documentary film maker, usually in conjunction with his brother David. Held a degree in psychology from Boston University and taught the subject there for three years.
- Served in the U.S. Army Tank Corps during WWII.
- He died in the night of March 5, 2015 of pancreatic cancer, at his home in Manhattan, NYC.
- He had 3 children with wife, Gillian: daughter, Rebekah Maysles; daughter, Sara Maysles; and son, Philip Maysles. He also had a stepdaughter, Auralice Graft.
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 654-659 (under "Albert and David Maysles"). New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
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