
Russell Albion "Russ" Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) was a U.S. motion picture director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, actor and photographer. Meyer is known primarily for writing and directing a series of successful low-budget sexploitation films that featured campy humor, sly satire and large-breasted women such as Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!.
Early years
Russ Meyer was born in San Leandro, California, to William Arthur Meyer, a German-American Oakland police officer, and his wife, Lydia Lucinda Hauck (née Howe). His parents divorced shortly after ...