'Tommy' Director Ken Russell Dead At 84

Questionable British director Ken Russell - most widely known for that 1975 film Tommy died on Sunday at age 84. Russells greatest commercial success was his trippy adaptation from the Whos rock opera, starring Roger Daltrey because the title character. The film also featured Eric Clapton, Jack Nicholson, Tina Turner and Elton John. But theres a lot more to Russells lengthy and fascinating career than Tommy. Listed here are five details worth observing. 1. Russell trained like a ballet dancer before employed in film. 2. Within the sixties he earned a number of documentaries about classical music composers for that BBC. 3. His 1971 film The Demons was heavily censored and banned outright in lots of places for pairing religious imagery with sex and violence. 4. He directed a youthful Hugh Grant within the 1988 horror flick The Lair from the Whitened Earthworm. 5. In 2007, Russell made an appearance within the fifth season of Celebrity Your Government. He left the home under your own accord after quarrelling together with his (now deceased) housemate, Jade Goody. Leave your ideas for Russell within the comments section as well as on Twitter!