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(1921-2011)

Who Was Jane Russell?

Jane Russell (June 21, 1921 to February 28, 2011) got her first acting job when Howard Hughes cast the unknown in The Outlaw; even before the picture was released, publicity stills that highlighted her buxom attributes had made her a star.

Many of Russell's movies were Westerns or musicals (or both), most notably Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, in which she shared the screen with Marilyn Monroe. When her film career, which had its fair share of unsuccessful and unimaginative vehicles, slowed down, Russell continued to perform onstage and in nightclubs; she also became a spokesperson for Playtex's 18-hour bra in the 1970s.

She married three times and adopted three children.

Movies

Russell's film career started when she was cast by mogul Howard Hughes in The