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Ken Russell

Profession: Film Director
Place/Date of Birth: Southampton, 03 July 2020

Ken Russell quits the BB house - Jan 7 2006
Film director Ken Russell has walked out of the Celebrity Big Brother house.

The 79-year-old quit after a row with fellow housemate Jade Goody at lunchtime, show bosses announced.

He is the second celebrity to leave the house, following the departure of rocker Donny Tourette on Friday.

Celebrity Big Brother

Contestants:
Carole Malone
Cleo Rocos
Danielle Lloyd
Dirk Benedict
Donny Tourette
Ian Watkins
Jermaine Jackson
Jo O’Meara
Ken Russell
Leo Sayer
Shilpa Shetty

Ken enters the BB House - Jan 06
A bit of an oddity in the house, one would think, but Ken still managed to wow the crowds with his rendition of ’Singing In The Rain’ as he stumbled up the steps. At the ripe age of 74 he’s the oldest contestant in there, and judging by some of his films, perhaps the most controversial?

Russell honoured by Turkey - April 04
Film Director Ken Russell is to be honoured by the 23rd Istanbul International Film Festival.

The annual festival will screen several of Russell’s films as a sort of commemorative ceremony alongside Turkey, Germany and Iran’s top filmmakers. The festival began this weekend and will run until 25th April, so there’s still time to get over there. if you really wanted to.

Film legend off to Wales! - April 04
Controversial Southampton born director Ken Russell will be guest speaker at Bangor University’s Cyfrwng Conference later this month.

The conference’s organiser said "we are delighted to have attracted such a high-profile and intriguing figure to the first Cyfrwng Conference, and look forward to welcoming him to Bangor."

Controversial footage re-appears - 25/11/02
’The Devils’ - a film made by Southampton born Ken Russell, is to be shown again on TV including a notorious sex scene, which was originally banned by film censors.

The scene (involving nuns and a statue of Christ) was cut from the film when it was first shown more than three decades ago. It was thought that the scenes were destroyed, but they were merely ’incorrectly labelled’. It seems as though what was capable of shocking and offending the viewing public back in 1971, may now be deemed viewable - but only just.

Biography
Ken Russell was born on July 3rd, 1927 in Southampton. At the age of fifteen, Ken was sent to Pangborne Nautical College, but he found the codes of discipline overly strict. Movies were to provide solace during his brief time there, as he would sneak out on weekends to attend the local cinema.