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Russ Meyer

American film director and photographer (1922-2004) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 82

Russell Albion Meyer 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!

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2004Died18 September 2004Pandora PeaksFilm, 2004Director, Writer1998Playboy: The Story of XFilm1993EurotrashSeries1989Cult PeopleFilm, Himself1988The Incredibly Strange Film ShowSeries1979Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-VixensFilm, Director, Producer1975SupervixensFilm, Director, Writer1970Beyond the Valley of the DollsFilm, Director, Writer1968Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers!Film, Director, Producer1966Mondo ToplessFilm, Director, Writer1964Fanny HillFilm, Director1962Wild Gals of the Naked WestFilm, Director, Writer1960This Is My BodyFilm, Director, Writer1954The French Peep ShowFilm, Director1922Born21 March 1922

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Known for

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  • Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! 1965
  • Beyond the Valley of the Dolls 1970
  • Motorpsycho! 1965
  • Amazon Women on the Moon 1987
  • Supervixens 1975

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Filmography 40

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Television 2

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About this person

(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).

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2004 · aged 82

In the same film or series as Russ

Yvonne De CarloAlso in The Seven Minutes (1971)Pam GrierAlso in Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)Steve GuttenbergAlso in Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)David Alan GrierAlso in Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

Directors from the United States 1

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