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Russ Meyer
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21 March 1922 - 18 September 2004
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21 March 1922 – 18 September 2004. Russ Meyer started filming
Amateur films in early teens. He spent Second.
World War II in Europe, as a combat operator, and then took photos
For the earliest issues of Playboy magazine.
His directorial debut was "The Immoral Mr."
Teas", the first erotic film that brought him more than a million
dollars. This was the beginning of a series of self-funded
Movies that have gradually become brighter and stronger.
Like comic books.
In 1964 and 1965 he created
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21 March 1922 – 18 September 2004. Russ Meyer started filming
Amateur films in early teens. He spent Second.
World War II in Europe, as a combat operator, and then took photos
For the earliest issues of Playboy magazine.
His directorial debut was "The Immoral Mr."
Teas", the first erotic film that brought him more than a million
dollars. This was the beginning of a series of self-funded
Movies that have gradually become brighter and stronger.
Like comic books.
In 1964 and 1965 he created a new style called Gothic.
"In the period", filming the quartet of black and white tapes "Lorna" (1964),
Mudhoney (1965), Motor Psycho (1965) and Faster, Pussycat! Kill!
Kill! (1965) is widely regarded as his best.
Directing.
After the blockbuster Vixen! (1968), he was invited to work on the film.
20th-Century Fox Studios
The first film shot in the studio, "Beyond"
The Valley of the Dolls (1970) became a hit, but after a warm reception.
Meyer's uncharacteristically serious film "The Seven Minutes"
Minutes (1971), director returns to erotic films
content. His film success culminated in Beneath the Valley of
the Ultra-Vixens (1979).