Russ Meyer
Russ Meyer | |
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Meyer in 1996 (photo by Roger Ebert) | |
| Born | Russell Albion Meyer March 21, 1922 San Leandro, California, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 2004 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, distributor |
| Years active | 1947–2001 |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Rank | Technician Third Grade |
| Unit | 166th Signal Photo Company |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
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).