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Russ Meyer
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Editor Born: March 21, 1922 in Oakland, CA Death: September 18, 2004 Biography:American filmmaker "Russ Meyer" channelled his youthful energies into photography, winning several awards for his amateur films before he was 15. Experience under more grueling circumstances came when he worked as a newsreel cameraman in Europe during World War II. As a civilian, "Meyer" at first specialized in glamour photos of beautiful models, then found that the money came quicker and the work was more plentiful in the world of male-oriented "nudie" magazines; he was among the first and most prolific of the centerfold photographers for "Hugh Hefner"'s Playboy magazine. From there, "Meyer" moved on to nudie films, a field in which he managed to strike a happy medium, titillating the audience while remaining within the boundaries of local censor boards. His first film, 1959's "The Immoral Mr. Teas", has a plenitude of female flesh, but the story line -- a man subjected to a powerful anesthetic... Full Biography
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