Albert Maysles, the award-winning documentarian best known for capturing the Rolling Stones in his film Gimme Shelter, has died at the age of 88. He died in his home in Manhattan.
Maysles' 1970 film Gimme Shelter, which focused on the Rolling Stones' 1969 U.S. tour, established his brand for many. He did not focus on interviewing bands, but he instead captured what he saw surrounding their presence. That film famously caught footage of a fan being stabbed to death at a concert.
Another of Maysles' well-known and controversial films, Grey Gardens, focused on two cousins of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. It shows two wealthy women living in a state of dishevelment.
Maysles "created groundbreaking films, inspired filmmakers and touched all those with his humanity, presence and his belief in the power of love," his family said.
President Obama awarded Maysles the National Medal of Arts in 2013. Maysles made many of his films with his brother David, who died in 1987.
The documentarian's final film, titled In Transit, will premiere at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival in New York.