Obituaries

Filmmaker Les Blank Dies at 77

Independent filmmaker Les Blank who lives in Berkeley and whose film company, Flower Films, is based in El Cerrito, died in his Berkeley home on Sunday according to media reports.

Independent filmmaker Les Blank who lives in Berkeley and whose film company, Flower Films, is based in El Cerrito, died in his Berkeley home on Sunday according to media reports.

The cause of death was bladder cancer the Contra Costa Times reports. He was 77 years old.

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