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.
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.