Murray Lerner

Murray Lerner (May 8, 1927 – September 2, 2017) was an American documentary and experimental film director and producer. 1967 saw the release of the film Festival. Produced and directed by Lerner, the Oscar-nominated film was a documentary shot between 1963 and 1966 at the Newport Folk Festival that included performances by Buffy Sainte-Marie, Donovan, Pete Seeger, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary, Johnny Cash and Joan Baez. He died of kidney failure in 2017 at the age of 90.