Rest in peace, Les Blank  

I was saddened to hear the news of his passing yesterday. I had the privilege of meeting him in Berkeley in the summer of 2011. He was kind, soft-spoken, and I thought he looked like Zeno of Citium.

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Photo credits to Shakko and Petr Novák, respectively.

The New York Times obituary is here. The San Francisco Chronicle’s is here.

Rest in peace, Les Blank.

 
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