Murray Lerner
Producer
May 8, 1927 — September 2, 2017 (90 years)
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."
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
| 1951 | |
| 1951 | Savage Drums · as Executive Producer |
| 1951 | Little Big Horn · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 1951 | The Steel Helmet · as Associate Producer |
| 1951 | Three Desperate Men · as Executive Producer |
| 1950 | Bandit Queen · as Executive Producer |
| 1950 | Train to Tombstone · as Executive Producer |
| 1950 | Gunfire · as Executive Producer |
| 1950 | I Shot Billy the Kid · as Executive Producer |
| 1950 | Hi-Jacked · as Executive Producer |
| 1950 | Rocketship X-M · as Executive Producer |
| 1950 | West of the Brazos · as Associate Producer |
| 1950 | Marshal of Heldorado · as Associate Producer |
| 1949 | Tough Assignment · as Associate Producer |
| 1949 | Square Dance Jubilee · as Associate Producer |
| 1949 | Grand Canyon · as Co-Producer |
| 1951 | G.I. Jane · as Story |
| 1950 | Western Pacific Agent · as Associate Executive Producer |
| 1950 | Hostile Country · as Associate Executive |
| 1950 | The Baron of Arizona · as Executive Assistant |
| 1949 | Deputy Marshal · as Associate Executive Producer |
| 1949 | Ringside · as Producer's Assistant |