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British film director Ken Russell dies at 84 (AP)

FILE- British film director Ken Russell with British model Twiggy during the filming of the movie 'The Boy Friend', at Elstree Studios, north of London, England, in this file photo dated Aug. 4, 1971. Ken Russell has died aged 84 it is announced Monday Nov. 28, 2011. Russel, whose daring and sometimes outrageous films often tested the patience of audiences and critics, his films included 'The Music Lovers' in 1970, 'Lisztomania', and the rock opera 'Tommy' in 1975.(AP Photo/file) (AP Photo)AP - Director Ken Russell got Oliver Reed and Alan Bates to wrestle naked, turned Vanessa Redgrave into a demonic nun and cast Ringo Starr as the pope. Critics and mainstream audiences often hated his films. Actors and admirers loved him.

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