Search results
Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. He is known primarily for writing and directing a series of successful sexploitation films that featured campy humor, sly satire and large-breasted women, such as Faster, Pussycat! Kill!.
Sep 14, 2013 · It’s been nine years since Russ Meyer, the Eisenstein of sexploitation cinema, passed away, leaving behind a body of work that can be best described as unique, unusual—and certainly soft and supple. This Saturday night in Philadelphia, the man who gave us “Faster, Pussycat! Kill!,”
Russell Albion Meyer was born in San Leandro, California, to Lydia Lucinda (Hauck), a nurse, and William Arthur Meyer, a police officer, who divorced during his childhood. His parents were both of German descent.
- March 21, 1922
- September 18, 2004
Dec 14, 2012 · Although he spends much of his time at his sprawling home in Palm Springs, he also lives and works in the Hollywood Hills in a home once described by another admirer, director John Waters, in the book Shock Value, as the “Russ Meyer Movie Museum.”
Dec 14, 2012 · Meyer’s survival as an independent producer is phenomenal. He has lasted 10 years in the most hotly competitive genre in movies, and dominates an adult film market totaling 400,000 admissions a week in 900 theaters.
Russell Albion Meyer was born in San Leandro, California, to Lydia Lucinda (Hauck), a nurse, and William Arthur Meyer, a police officer, who divorced during his childhood. His parents were both of German descent. Meyer began winning prizes at 15 with his amateur films. He spent World War II in Europe as a combat cameraman.
People also ask
Who was Russ Meyer?
Where did Russ Meyer live?
How did Russ Meyer Die?
Who are Russell Meyer's parents?
Does Russ Meyer visit his mother's grave?
Did Russ Meyer have a sister?
Jun 5, 2019 · Born in March 1922, Meyer came to prominence in the late 50s and early 60s for his over-the-top soft porn movies, which mixed sex and violence with an undercurrent of social commentary. In reflection, he was mistakenly cast as the Hugh Hefner of the movie industry, partially due to the nudity content of his films.
