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Also known as Russell Albion Meyer

American film director and photographer (1922–2004)

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Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1973-12-24
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From BBC Obit - "Meyer - nicknamed King Leer - produced, directed, wrote, edited and shot over 20 films, including the 1965 cult hit Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! His trademarks were violence and busty women, though by modern standards his films featured little graphic sex. His biggest success was 1970's Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, which Meyer co-wrote with film critic Roger Ebert. Born in Oakland, California in March 1922, Russell Albion Meyer got his start in film when his mother, a

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Born
Russell Albion Meyer , ( 1922-03-21 ) March 21, 1922, San Leandro , California , U.S.
Died
September 18, 2004 (2004-09-18) (aged 82), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
Occupations
Film director producer screenwriter cinematographer editor distributor
Years active
1947–2001
Spouses
Betty Valdovinos ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1949 ⁠ – ⁠ 1950 ) ​ Eve Meyer ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1952 ⁠ – ⁠ 1966 ) ​ Edy Williams ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1970 ⁠ – ⁠ 1975 ) ​
Allegiance
United States
Branch
Army
Rank
Technician Third Grade
Unit
166th Signal Photo Company
Conflicts
World War II

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birth name
Russell Albion Meyer
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Russ Meyer
date of birth
1922-03-21
date of death
2004-09-18
start of work period
1947-00-00
end of work period
2001-00-00
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Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) was an American filmmaker. He was primarily known for writing and directing a successful series of sexploitation films featuring campy humor, sly satire and large-breasted women, which have attracted a considerable cult following. His best-known works include Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965), Vixen! (1968), Supervixens (1975), Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979), and the film he considered to be his definitive work, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970).

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