FILM DIRECTOR

Russ Meyer

1922 - 2004

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Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) was an American filmmaker. He was primarily known for writing and directing a successful series of sexploitation films featuring campy humor, sly satire and large-breasted women, which have attracted a considerable cult following. His best-known works include Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Russ Meyer is the 443rd most popular film director (down from 402nd in 2019), the 3,219th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,566th in 2019) and the 120th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Russ Meyer ranks 443 out of 2,041. Before him are Yves Boisset, Guy Hamilton, Kon Ichikawa, Jacques Tourneur, Wolfgang Reitherman, and Alf Sjöberg. After him are Alberto Lattuada, Václav Vorlíček, Alexander Korda, Chuck Lorre, Jan Troell, and Ernst Marischka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Russ Meyer ranks 147. Before him are Luis Echeverría, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia, Emile Habibi, Guy Hamilton, and Tadeusz Borowski. After him are Esther Lederberg, Yuri Knorozov, Manshuk Mametova, Gershon Kingsley, Artemio Franchi, and Vasko Popa. Among people deceased in 2004, Russ Meyer ranks 96. Before him are Philip Abelson, Fred Lawrence Whipple, Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, Arnold Orville Beckman, Irina Press, and Ann Miller. After him are Thomas Gold, Miklós Fehér, John Maynard Smith, Umberto Agnelli, Mercedes McCambridge, and Walter Frentz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Russ Meyer ranks 3,219 out of 20,380. Before him are Garret Hobart (1844), Asa Griggs Candler (1851), Joel Asaph Allen (1838), Barbara Kruger (1945), Bill Viola (1951), and Winsor McCay (1867). After him are Joan Bennett (1910), Billy Preston (1946), Harlan Ellison (1934), Karen Black (1939), Joe Rantz (1914), and Sally Ride (1951).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Russ Meyer ranks 120. Before him are John Landis (1950), Saul Bass (1920), Sofia Coppola (1971), Zack Snyder (1966), Harold Prince (1928), and Walter Lantz (1899). After him are Chuck Lorre (1952), Robert Rossen (1908), James L. Brooks (1940), Joe Dante (1946), William A. Wellman (1896), and D. J. Caruso (1965).

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