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Russell Albion "Russ" Meyer (March 21, 1922 (Oakland, California) – September 18, 2004) was an American motion picture director.

He processed a total of amateur films at the age of Fifteen, & worked in the period of World War II as a newsreel cameraman. Upon giving to civilian life, he became the glamor lensman, & discovered himself working for Hugh Hefner's newly launched Playboy magazine.

From either on text, he became the director of nudie films. His films come additional ribaldry than pornography, and seem outstandingly focussed in women by owning big breasts. His late films come most totally devoted to this vision; his discoveries include Kitten Natividad and Uschi Digard. He co-wrote Beyond the Valley of the Dolls with film critic Roger Ebert. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is usually considered to be his greatest, or at least his most idiosyncratic, picture. Below a Vale of the Ultravixens, his final film proper (1979), is considered his funniest.

Meyer was known for his quickly wit. When participating using Roger Ebert in a panel discussion at Yale University, he was confronted by an angry woman who accused him of existence "nothing but a breast man." His immediate reply: "That's only the half of it."

Meyer died at his range in the Hollywood Hills, of complications of pneumonia and dementia, on September 18, 2004.

Meyer was married to: Bety Valdovinos (?-?) Eve Meyer (April 2, 1952-1969)(divorced) Edy Williams (June 27, 1970 - November 7, 1977)(divorced)

Contrary to a bit of accounts, Meyer was never married to his frequent star, Kitten Natividad.

Selected filmography

1950 - The French Peep Show 1959 - The Immoral Mr. Teas 1959 - This Is My Body 1960 - Eve and the Handyman 1960 - Naked Camera 1961 - Erotica 1962 - Wild Gals of the Naked West 1963 - Europe in the Raw 1963 - Heavenly Bodies! 1963 - Skyscrapers and Brassieres 1964 - Lorna 1964 - Fanny Hill 1965 - Mudhoney 1965 - Motorpsycho 1966 - Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! 1966 - Mondo Topless 1967 - Common Law Cabin 1967 - Good_Morning_and..._Goodbye! 1968 - Finders Keepers, Lovers weepers! 1968 - Vixen 1969 - Cherry, Harry & Raquel! 1970 - Beyond the Valley of the Dolls 1971 - The Seven Minutes 1972 - Blacksnake 1975 - Supervixens 1976 - Up! 1978 - Who Killed Bambi? (unfinished) 1979 - Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens 2001 - Pandora Peaks Meyer´s last movie

Bright Lights Film Journal: Russ Meyer interview
Behind that mountain of oversized tits-and-ass that make up Russ Meyer's 'body' of work is an extremely intelligent, charming, and funny man.

Bright Lights Film Journal: Russ Meyer interview 1974
Russ Meyer discusses his film, "The Supervixens".


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