Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 â€" September 18, 2004) was an
American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, film
editor, actor, and photographer. Meyer 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! Kill!Russ Meyer was born in San Leandro, California,
the son of Lydia Lucinda (Hauck) and William Arthur Meyer, an Oakland
police officer. His parents were both of German descent.[citation
needed] Meyer's parents divorced soon after he was born, and Meyer was
to have virtually no contact with his father during his life. When he
was 14 years old, his mother pawned her wedding ring in order to buy
him an 8mm film camera. He made a number of amateur films at the age
of 15, and served during World War II as a U.S. Army combat cameraman
for the 166th Signal Photo Company, ultimately attaining the rank of
staff sergeant.In the Army, Meyer forged his strongest friendships,
and he would later ask many of his fellow combat cameramen to work on
his films. Much of Meyer's work during World War II can be seen in
newsreels and in the film Patton (1970).
American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, film
editor, actor, and photographer. Meyer 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! Kill!Russ Meyer was born in San Leandro, California,
the son of Lydia Lucinda (Hauck) and William Arthur Meyer, an Oakland
police officer. His parents were both of German descent.[citation
needed] Meyer's parents divorced soon after he was born, and Meyer was
to have virtually no contact with his father during his life. When he
was 14 years old, his mother pawned her wedding ring in order to buy
him an 8mm film camera. He made a number of amateur films at the age
of 15, and served during World War II as a U.S. Army combat cameraman
for the 166th Signal Photo Company, ultimately attaining the rank of
staff sergeant.In the Army, Meyer forged his strongest friendships,
and he would later ask many of his fellow combat cameramen to work on
his films. Much of Meyer's work during World War II can be seen in
newsreels and in the film Patton (1970).
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