Ken Russell, Director of Tommy, The Boy Friend and Other Films, Dies at 84
Ken Russell, the Oscar-nominated British director who translated the Who’s concept album Tommy into a 1975 film, died in his sleep on November 27. According to his actress wife, Lisi Tribble, Russell had been developing a musical film version of Alice in Wonderland and preparing for the re-release of his controversial 1971 film The Devils at the time of his death. Born in Southampton, England, on July 3, 192…