The dates of their lives were very close, but those lives-not by a long shot! Both had obituaries in the NYTimes today:
Lana Peters, Stalin’s Daughter, Dies at 85
Shown below in a cuddly pose with the great Russian bear, the Red Tsar, and sitting on the lap of Uncle Laventry (Beria), chief of the secret police, later one of its victims, with papa working for the masses in the background.
Ken Russell, Director Fond of Provocation, Dies at 84
He could be flat-out ridiculous, as in his biopic of Tchaikovsky, The Music Lovers, or brilliantly over-the-top in The Devils. He was not deterred by being a “punching bag” for some critics: “I believe in what I’m doing wholeheartedly, passionately, and what’s more, I simply go about my business,” … “I suppose such a thing can be annoying to some people.”
Now I have to dig out my copy of Lair of the White Worm
Not a great contribution to cinema, but a lot of fun as I recall!