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(Henry)Ken(neth)(Alfred)Russell was born in Southampton on July 3rd, 1927.
After serving in the Merchant Navy and the RAF, he worked as an actor and dancer. In the 50's he found success as a photographer.
From there he went to work for the BBC on the Arts programme: Monitor where he made Elgar (1962) which put him on the film-making map!
In 1963 his first feature film French Dressing flopped so he returned to television where he amazed us all with: The Debussy Film (1965); Isadora Duncan: The Biggest Dancer in the World (1966) and Song of Summer (1968) before shocking 'them' with the still banned Dance of the Seven Veils: A Comic Strip in Seven Episodes on the Life of Richard Strauss (1970).
Then - cue music - he stunned the world and changed lives with a string of masterpieces starting with Women in Love (1969) for which he was nominated for his only Oscar and sallied forth with The Music Lovers (1970) and, his crowning glory The Devils (1971) which still causes uproar to this very day and still isn't officially released on DVD!
Besides many other TV films and Operas his films include The Boyfriend; Savage Messiah; Mahler; Tommy; Lisztomania; Valentino; Altered States; Crimes of Passion; Gothic; Lair of the White Worm; The Rainbow and Whore.
2008:Ken directed Anthony Horowitz's acclaimed thriller 'Mindgame' in New York at the SoHo Theatre (Off-Broadway). Also, 'Boudica Bites Back!' a 20 minute musical must now be totally finished. Two excerpts can be viewed online.

2009: Filming continues on 'Bravetart v the Loch Ness Monster: Official DVD release of 'Lisztomania' May 4th on Region 2.

If you wish to support an independent film Ken is involved with 'Invasion of the Not Quite Dead' (see Homepage photo) please visit: http://www.theindywoodproject.com/preorder/

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2007 85 33 97 38 55 51 44 21

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