Also known as Russell Albion Meyer
American film director and photographer (1922–2004)
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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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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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· 1977 · cited 17,902x
· 2008 · cited 17,486x
· 2006 · cited 13,736x
· 2003 · cited 11,156x
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