Ken Russell Dead: Questionable Director Dies at 84

British filmmaker Ken Russell died on Sunday morning at 84. Russell's credits are the questionable film, 'The Devils,' a 1971 movie starring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, which was belittled due to its graphic depiction of sex and violence. Russell received a Best Pointing Oscar nomination for your 1969 film, 'Women for one another,A and would look at direct The Who's 'Tommy,' an legendary 1975 flick good album with the British rock-band. Inside an excerpt within the 2008 book, 'Vanity Fair's Tales of Hollywood,' author James Wolcott examines Russell's work, stating the director is "more than a traffic cop in the canvas chair carrying out for your camera. He's an impressario, each movie part of a larger sales page for your director's signature brand." According to THR, Russell died silently within the sleep. [via THR] [Photo: AFP/Getty Images] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook