Eve Meyer
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Eve Meyer was an American
pin-up model
, motion picture
actress, and later, film producer
. Much of her work was done in conjunction with sexploitation filmmaker Russ Meyer
to whom she was married from April 2, 1952 until 1969.
, Turner was a high-profile pin-up model in the 1950s, and was Playboy
magazine's Playmate of the Month in June 1955. Her unbilled film debut was in Artists and Models
(1955). She worked frequently as a photographic model for Russ Meyer after their marriage, appeared in the film Operation Dames (1959), and took a lead role in Meyer's 1960 exploitation film Eve and the Handyman.
Eve Meyer served as producer (or associate or executive producer) on Meyer's 1960s and early 1970s films, including Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
(1970). She was a successful business woman at the time of her death in the Tenerife disaster in 1977 in which two 747 jets collided on the runway.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pin-up model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, motion picture
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
actress, and later, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. Much of her work was done in conjunction with sexploitation filmmaker Russ Meyer
Russ Meyer
Russell Albion "Russ" Meyer was a U.S. motion picture director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, actor and photographer....
to whom she was married from April 2, 1952 until 1969.
History
Born Eve Turner in Atlanta, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, Turner was a high-profile pin-up model in the 1950s, and was Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
magazine's Playmate of the Month in June 1955. Her unbilled film debut was in Artists and Models
Artists and Models
Artists and Models is a 1955 Paramount musical comedy in VistaVision and marked Martin and Lewis's fourteenth feature together as a team. The film co-stars Dorothy Malone, Eva Gabor, Anita Ekberg, and Shirley MacLaine.-Plot:...
(1955). She worked frequently as a photographic model for Russ Meyer after their marriage, appeared in the film Operation Dames (1959), and took a lead role in Meyer's 1960 exploitation film Eve and the Handyman.
Eve Meyer served as producer (or associate or executive producer) on Meyer's 1960s and early 1970s films, including Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a 1970 American schlock melodrama film starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John LaZar, Michael Blodgett and David Gurian...
(1970). She was a successful business woman at the time of her death in the Tenerife disaster in 1977 in which two 747 jets collided on the runway.
Actress
- Operation Dames (1959) .... Lorry Evering
- Eve and the Handyman (1961) .... Eve/Other roles
Producer
- LornaLorna (film)Lorna is a 1964 film by Russ Meyer. Shot mainly on the small main street that runs through the town of Locke, California in September 1963, this was Meyer's first film in 35 mm. It was Meyer's first film to employ a dramatic storyline, the most expensive film he had filmed to date, and the first of...
(1964) - MudhoneyMudhoney (film)Mudhoney is a 1965 film by Russ Meyer based on the novel by Raymond Friday Locke.-Plot summary:In this Depression-era tale, Calif McKinney is traveling from Michigan to California and stops in Spooner, Missouri, where Lute Wade hires McKinney for odd jobs...
(1965) - Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1965 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer, who also wrote the script with Jack Moran. It stars Tura Satana, Haji, and Lori Williams....
(1965) - MotorpsychoMotorpsycho (film)Motorpsycho or Motor Psycho is a 1965 film by Russ Meyer. Made just before the better-known Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! , the film explores similar themes of sex and violence...
(1965) - Mondo ToplessMondo ToplessMondo Topless is a 1966 pseudo documentary directed by Russ Meyer, featuring Babette Bardot and Lorna Maitland among others. It was Meyer's first color film following a string of black & white "roughie nudies", including Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! While a straightforward sexploitation film, the...
(1966) - Common Law CabinCommon Law CabinCommon Law Cabin is a 1967 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer. The movie features Alaina Capri and Meyer regulars Babette Bardot and Jack Moran...
(1967) - Good Morning and... Goodbye!Good Morning and... Goodbye!Good Morning and... Goodbye! is a 1967 American exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer. It features Alaina Capri, Karen Ciral, as well as Meyer regular Jack Moran, who co-wrote the script....
(1967) - Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers!Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers!Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers! is a 1968 film by Russ Meyer. The story involves the goings-on at a topless go-go bar on the Sunset Strip. Meyer himself makes an appearance in this film...
(1968) - Vixen!Vixen!Vixen! is a 1968 satiric softcore sexploitation film directed by American motion picture director Russ Meyer. It was the first film to be given an X rating for its sex scenes, and was a breakthrough success for Meyer...
(1968) - Cherry, Harry & Raquel!Cherry, Harry & Raquel!Cherry, Harry & Raquel! is a 1970 softcore exploitation film produced and directed by American film director Russ Meyer. Following the success of Vixen! , the film is notable for the first appearance of actor Charles Napier playing Harry Thompson, a California border sheriff and marijuana smuggler...
(1970) - Beyond the Valley of the DollsBeyond the Valley of the DollsBeyond the Valley of the Dolls is a 1970 American schlock melodrama film starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John LaZar, Michael Blodgett and David Gurian...
(1970) - The Seven MinutesThe Seven Minutes (film)The Seven Minutes is 1971 drama film directed and produced by Russ Meyer. The film was based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Irving Wallace.-Plot:After a teenager who purchased the erotic novel The Seven Minutes is charged for rape, an...
(1971) - The Jesus Trip (1971)
- Black SnakeBlack Snake (film)Black Snake is a 1973 American film directed by Russ Meyer. It was Meyer's return to self-financed projects, following the end of his brief deal at 20th Century Fox...
(1973)