Russ Meyer

Russ Meyer
Meyer in 1996 (photo by Roger Ebert)
Born	Russell Albion Meyer (1922-03-21)March 21, 1922 San Leandro, California, U.S.
Died	September 18, 2004(2004-09-18) (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, distributor
Years active	1947–2001
Spouses	Betty Valdovinos ​ ​ (m. 1949⁠–⁠1950)​ Eve Meyer ​ (m. 1952⁠–⁠1966)​ Edy Williams ​ (m. 1970⁠–⁠1975)​

Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) was an American filmmaker. He is known primarily for writing and directing a series of successful sexploitation films that featured campy humor, sly satire and large-breasted women, which have attracted a considerable cult following. His best-known works include Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1966), the Vixen trilogy — consisting of Vixen! (1968), Supervixens (1975) and 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).