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Meyer was born in San Leandro, California. When he was a child his mother pawned her wedding ring in order to buy him a camera. He made a number of amateur films at the age of 15, and worked during World War II as a U.S. Army combat cameraman. It was in World War II, that, according to Meyer, he found himself at a French brothel with Ernest Hemingway, who, upon finding out that Meyer was a virgin, offered him the prostitute of his choice. Meyer picked the one with the largest breasts. Although the veracity of this event has been called into question, Meyer's close friend Roger Ebert stated that Russ was always a very honest man and wasn't likely to make things up. Upon returning to civilian life, he became a glamour photographer, and found himself working for Hugh Hefner's newly launched Playboy magazine.