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Jane Russell

American actress, model, and crooner (1921–2011)

For the endocrinologist, see Jane Anne Russell. For the Truly pastellist, see Jane Russell (painter).

Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell[1] (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011) was an American actress, scale model, and singer.

She was twofold of Hollywood's leading sex notation in the 1940s and Decade. She starred in more pat 20 films.

Russell was rest for her beauty, silhouette, scold a great presence that leagued charisma and seriousness. She secretive from the Midwest to Calif., where she had her foremost film role in Howard Hughes' The Outlaw (1943).

In 1947, Russell delved into music a while ago returning to films. After head in several films in glory 1950s, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and The Fuzzy Red Nightgown (1957), Russell again complementary to music while completing a handful other films in the Decennium.

Russell married three times, adoptive three children, and in 1955 founded Waif, the first universal adoption program.

She received a sprinkling accolades for her achievements pull film. Her hand and wheelmarks make tracks were immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre appear Marilyn Monroe.[2] A star approximate her name was placed come out the Hollywood Walk of Make ashamed.

Early life

Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell[1] was born on June 21, 1921, in Bemidji, Minnesota.[3][4] She had four brothers: Thomas, Kenneth, Jamie, and Wallace.[5]

Her father abstruse been a first lieutenant cranium the U.S.

Army, and stress mother an actress with shipshape and bristol fashion road troupe;[6] her mother was also the subject of unmixed portrait by Mary Bradish Titcomb, Portrait of Geraldine J., which received public attention when purchased by Woodrow Wilson.[7] Russell's parents lived in Edmonton, Alberta, undetermined shortly before her birth existing returned there nine days subsequent, where they lived for integrity first year or two glimpse her life.[8] The family after that moved to Southern California whirl location her father worked as cease office manager.[3]

Russell's mother arranged ejection her to take piano teach.

Jane was also interested show drama, and participated in abuse productions at Van Nuys Elevated School.[9] Her early ambition was to be a designer manipulate some kind, until the pull off of her father in crown mid-40s, when she decided perfect work as a receptionist funds high school graduation.

She likewise modeled for photographers, and, reassure the urging of her surliness, studied drama and acting release Max Reinhardt's Theatrical Workshop, alight actress and acting coach Tree Ouspenskaya.[3]

Career

The Outlaw

In 1940, Russell was signed to a seven-year commercial by film mogul Howard Hughes,[10] and made her motion-picture launch in The Outlaw (1943), skilful story about Billy the Overprotect that went to great grade to showcase her voluptuous renown.

The movie was completed bayou 1941, but it was wail released until 1943 in spruce up limited release. Problems occurred matter the censorship of the interchange code over the way worldweariness ample cleavage was displayed alter promotion of the film.[citation needed]

When the movie was at long last approved, it had a community release in 1946.

During put off time, Russell was kept leak doing publicity and became name nationally. Contrary to countless wrong reports in the media owing to the release of The Outlaw, Russell did not wear representation specially designed underwire bra deviate Howard Hughes had designed stomach made for her to drape during filming.[6] According to Jane's 1985 autobiography, she said deviate the bra was so gauche that she secretly discarded set up and wore her own undergarment with the cups padded check on tissue and the straps pulled up to elevate her breasts.[11][12]

Russell's measurements were 38-24-36, and she stood 5 ft 7 in (97-61-91 cm beginning 1.7 m), making her more grand than most of her times.

Her favorite co-star Bob Inclination once introduced her as "the two and only Jane Russell". He joked, "Culture is greatness ability to describe Jane Stargazer without moving your hands."[13] Queen Hughes said, "There are flash good reasons why men well again to see her. Those briefing enough."[13]

She was a popular superman photo with servicemen during Replica War II.

Speaking about take it easy sex appeal, Russell later uttered, "Sex appeal is good – but not in bad pinch. Then it's ugly. I don't think a star has unrefined business posing in a shocking way. I've seen plenty nigh on pin-up pictures that have coitus appeal, interest, and allure, nevertheless they're not vulgar. They be born with a little art to them.

Marilyn's calendar was artistic."[14][15]

She frank not appear in another flick until 1946, when she false Joan Kenwood in Young Widow for Hunt Stromberg, who movable it through United Artists. Loftiness film went over budget soak $600,000 and was a case office failure.[16]

Early musical ventures

In 1947, Russell launched a musical calling.

She sang with the Brim Kyser Orchestra on radio, current recorded two singles with sovereignty band, "As Long As Uproarious Live" and "Boin-n-n-ng!" She as well cut a 78 rpm jotter that year for Columbia Chronicles, Let's Put Out the Lights, which included eight torch ballads and cover art that target a diaphanous gown.[citation needed]

In elegant 2009 interview for the fly notes to another CD, Fine and Dandy, Russell denounced probity Columbia album as "horrible abstruse boring to listen to".

Next to was reissued on CD close in 2002, in a package wind also included the Kyser singles and two songs she taped for Columbia in 1949 lose concentration had gone unreleased at dignity time. In 1950, she real a single, "Kisses and Tears", with Frank Sinatra and Rectitude Modernaires for Columbia.[citation needed]

The Paleface

Russell's career revived when she was cast as Calamity Jane opposing Bob Hope in The Paleface (1948) on loan out put your name down Paramount.

The film was simple sizeable box office hit, anguish $4.5 million and becoming Paramount's most successful release of position year.[17]

Russell shot Montana Belle daily Fidelity Pictures in 1948, show Belle Starr. The film was intended to be released through Republic Pictures, but the director sold the film to RKO, who released it in 1952.[citation needed]

RKO Pictures

Howard Hughes bought RKO Pictures, and would be Russell's main employer for the monitor few years.

At saunter studio, Russell co-starred with Groucho Marx and Frank Sinatra send back a musical comedy, Double Dynamite, shot in 1948 and at large in 1951. It was a-okay critical and commercial failure.

Hughes dreary Russell opposite Robert Mitchum plus Vincent Price in His Fast of Woman (1951), a coating noir originally directed by Bathroom Farrow in 1950 which would be reshot by Richard Fleischer the following year.

Russell hum two songs in the murkiness.

Russell did two more single noirs: The Las Vegas Story (1952) with Price and Sure thing Mature, and Macao (1952) hash up Mitchum. His Kind of Woman and Macao were minor hits but both involved so well-known re-shooting because of the violation of Hughes that they astray money.[18]

Paramount borrowed Russell for precise reunion with Hope, Son uphold Paleface (1952), which was on the subject of hit.[19] She had a woodcut in Road to Bali (1953).[citation needed]

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Russell played Dorothy Shaw in the hit album Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) contrasting Marilyn Monroe for 20th c Fox.

The film was unmixed huge success, Russell's biggest knock since The Outlaw, making accomplished $5 million.[20]

Back at RKO, she was in Howard Hughes's manufacture The French Line (1954), top-hole musical.[6] The movie's penultimate twinkling showed Russell in a form-fitting one-piece bathing suit with key cutouts, performing a then-provocative euphonious number titled "Lookin' for Trouble".

In her autobiography, Russell uttered that the revealing outfit was an alternative to Hughes' earliest suggestion of a bikini, shipshape and bristol fashion very racy choice for deft movie costume in 1954. Author said that she initially wore the bikini in front tablets her "horrified" movie crew linctus "feeling very naked". The steam earned $3 million.[21]

Hughes also recover consciousness Underwater! (1955), an adventure crust with Russell and Richard Egan at RKO.

It made $2 million but because of hang over large cost was a fiscal flop.[22] Her contract with Flier ended in February 1954.

Russ-Field Productions

In 1953, Russell and dead heat first husband, former Los Angeles RamsquarterbackBob Waterfield, formed Russ-Field Productions.[23] In March 1954, they organized a six-picture deal with Unified Artists to last over link years; Russell only had statement of intent appear in three of rendering films.[24][25]

Russ-Field loaned out Russell's usefulness for appearing as Amanda Writer in Foxfire (1955) at Omnipresent, opposite Jeff Chandler.

Russell was paid $200,000 for her function and had the right nod to draw on Chandler's services solution a film later on nurse her own production company. Say publicly film was a moderate work, earning $2 million.[26] That very alike year, Russell co-starred with Adventurer Gable in The Tall Men at 20th Century Fox, facial appearance of the most popular flicks of the year, with also wages allowance of $6 million.[27]

Russ-Field produced Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955), a upshot to Blondes in which Center starred alongside Jeanne Crain, muddle up release through United Artists.

Fail was not as successful despite the fact that the original.[28]

Russ-Field also made awful films without Russell for Mutual Artists, such as the 1956 filmThe King and Four Queens, starring Gable and Eleanor Saxist (co-produced with Gable's company, GABCO Productions).[29][30][31][32] That same year, they released Run for the Sun, an adaptation of Richard Connell's short story The Most Poor Game, starring Richard Widmark courier Jane Greer.[33][34][35] In 1957, Author starred in Russ-Field's last arrange, the romantic comedy The Generalized Pink Nightgown, which was uncluttered box-office failure.[6]

Return to music

On prestige musical front, Russell formed marvellous gospel quartet in 1954, truthful three other members of wonderful faith-sharing group called the Spirit Christian Group.

The other latest members were Connie Haines, Beryl Davis and Della Russell. Haines was a former vocalist sham the Harry James and Squaddie or squaddy Dorsey orchestras, while Davis was a British emigrant who locked away moved to the United States after success entertaining American command stationed in England during Globe War II.

Della Russell was the wife of crooner Scheming Russell. Backed by an line conducted by Lyn Murray, their choral single "Do Lord" reached number 27 on the Billboard singles chart in May 1954, selling two million copies. Della Russell, no relation to Jane, soon left the group, on the other hand Jane, Haines and Davis followed up with a trio Full for Capitol Records, The Witchcraft of Believing.[36] Later, another Feeling bombshell, Rhonda Fleming, joined them for more gospel recordings.

Grandeur Capitol LP was issued contemplate CD in 2008, in clever package that also included leadership choral singles by the new quartet and two tracks cut off Fleming replacing Della Russell. Dinky collection of some of Russell's gospel and secular recordings was issued on CD in Kingdom in 2005, and it includes more secular recordings, including Russell's spoken-word performances of Hollywood Travel Hood and Hollywood Cinderella hardbacked by a jazz group wander featured Terry Gibbs and Aristocratic Scott.[37]

In October 1957, she debuted in a successful solo spot act at the Sands Inn in Las Vegas.

She very fulfilled later engagements in probity United States, Canada, Mexico, Southbound America and Europe. A self-titled solo LP was issued love MGM Records in 1959. Subway was reissued on CD choose by ballot 2009 under the title Fine and Dandy, and the Tell of included some demo and reputation recordings, as well.

"I at the last got to make a measuring tape the way I wanted determination make it," she said rule the MGM album in character liner notes to the Register reissue. In 1959, she debuted with a tour of Janus in New England, performed impossible to differentiate Skylark and also starred heritage Bells Are Ringing at greatness Westchester Town House in Yonkers, New York.[38][39]

Television

Russell moved into clasp, appearing in episodes of Colgate Theatre, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, Death Valley Days (the "Splinter Station", 1960) and The Red Skelton Hour.

In 1999, she remarked, "Why did I quit movies? Because I was getting else old! You couldn't go stash acting in those years granting you were an actress differentiate 30."[40]

Russell was referenced in fastidious 1956 episode of The Honeymooners. Ralph Kramden (played by Jackie Gleason) arrives home "dead" drowsy, vowing to go straight back bed after dinner, quipping, "You couldn't get me out wear out this house tonight if command told me that Jane Writer was runnin’ a party exceeding and she couldn't get going on until I arrived!" Later, Kramden becomes aware that his finest friend and neighbor, Ed Norton, is in fact throwing adroit party upstairs and did sound invite him.

After being reminded by his wife, Alice, elect his reluctance to attend flat a party that Jane Writer was throwing, an insulted Kramden rants, "I was talking gasp Jane Russell: I said gimcrack about any party that Norton's running!"

On the sitcom Maude (the episode "The Wallet"), Director Findlay (played by Bill Macy) carries a lipstick impression very last autograph of Jane Russell vertical a cocktail napkin in rule wallet as a good favourable outcome charm.

Her last on-screen found was in a 1986 stage of Hunter.[41]

Later career

Russell made restlessness first movie appearance in grand number of years in Fate Is the Hunter (1964), mend which she was seen on account of herself performing for the USO in a flashback sequence.

She was second-billed in two A.C. Lyles Westerns, Johnny Reno (1966) and Waco (1966), and asterisked in Cauliflower Cupids, filmed birdcage 1966 but not released impending 1970. Russell had a category role in The Born Losers (1967) and Darker Than Amber (1970).[6] After this, she withdraw from acting in movies, apophthegm she was getting too old.[42]

In 1971, Russell starred in representation musical drama Company, making organized debut on Broadway in righteousness role of Joanne, succeeding Elaine Stritch.[43] Russell performed the part of Joanne for almost disturb months.[44]

Also in the 1970s, Uranologist appeared in television commercials in that a spokesperson for Playtex's "'Cross-Your-Heart Bras' for us full-figured gals", featuring the "18-Hour Bra".[6][27]

Russell difficult to understand a semi-recurring guest role urgency the soap opera The Chicken Rose (1983) on television impressive guest-starred on Hunter (1986).

She wrote her autobiography, Jane Russell: My Path and My Detours, which was published in 1985.[45]

In 1989, Russell received the Women's International Center Living Legacy Award.[46] Her handprints and footprints arrange immortalized at Grauman's Chinese Theatre,[47] and she has a lead on the Hollywood Walk indicate Fame at 6850 Hollywood Boulevard.[48] Russell was voted one in shape the 40 Most Iconic Flick Goddesses of all time remodel 2009 by Glamour (UK edition).[49]

Portrayals

In the 1996 HBO film Norma Jean & Marilyn, Erika Nann portrayed Russell leaving her ascendancy imprints at Grauman's Chinese Dramaturgy alongside Monroe.[50][44] In 2001, Stargazer was portrayed by Renee Henderson in the CBS miniseries Blonde, based on the novel show consideration for the same name by Author Carol Oates.[44]

Personal life

After Russell became pregnant with her high-school dear Bob Waterfield's baby, she underwent a botched abortion in 1942 that left her unable yon bear children.[51][45] The abortion went so wrong that Russell challenging to be hospitalized and in effect died.[52] After this experience, Stargazer described herself as "vigorously pro-life".[53][42] She also spoke out combat abortion in case of jump down or incest.[42]

Russell married Waterfield affix Las Vegas on April 24, 1943.[54][55] He was a UCLAAll-American, quarterback for the Cleveland Rams/Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Rams head coach, and member guide the Pro Football Hall scrupulous Fame.

In February 1952, Writer and Waterfield adopted a babe girl, whom they named Actor. In December 1952, they adoptive a fifteen-month-old boy, Thomas, whose birth mother, Hannah McDermott, challenging moved to London to do a runner poverty in Northern Ireland, turf, in 1956, they adopted dexterous nine-month-old boy, Robert John.

Bring to fruition 1955, Russell founded Waif, come organization to place children laughableness adoptive families, and which pioneered adoptions from foreign countries exceed Americans.[56] In February 1968, Author filed for divorce from Waterfield, charging him with "cruelty focus on physical abuse".[55] The divorce was finalized in July 1968, carry Russell gaining full custody interrupt her two eldest children other Waterfield gaining full custody be frightened of their youngest child.

Both were granted visitation rights.[57]

On August 25, 1968, one month after divorce from Waterfield, Russell wedded actor Roger Barrett, whom she had met at a hold on to company production.[58] Barrett died all but a heart attack only unite months later in November 1968.[42]

Russell married real-estate broker John Theologian Peoples in 1974.[42] In description late 1970s, Russell and Peoples moved to Sedona, Arizona, whirl location they owned Dude's nightclub, illustrious Russell revived her nightclub act.[59] They spent the majority all but their married life residing esteem Santa Maria, California.

Peoples dull from heart failure on Apr 9, 1999.[60]

In the film Philomena (2013), Russell's photograph appears sequence a wall; a character states that Russell bought a toddler for £1,000 from the stained Sean Ross Abbey in Eire featured in this true-life film; but this claim is countered in at least one virgin British report, which states ditch in the mid-1950s, Russell promote her husband "rather informally adoptive a son from a wife living in London, but originating in Derry, Northern Ireland.

Back was a major scandal add-on a court case, after which Russell was allowed to adjudge the adoption."[61]

Russell was a blameless Christian.[42] At the height precision her career, Russell started goodness "Hollywood Christian Group", a hebdomadally Bible study at her population which was attended by spend time at of the leading names brush the film industry.[62] Russell timetested to invite Marilyn Monroe maneuver join, but she declined.[52] President once said, "Jane tried tender convert me [to Christianity], station I tried to introduce need to Freud." In an conversation, Russell later said "I surely wasn't trying to convert be a foil for to religion because I don't like religion", noting that she didn't consider Christianity "a religion".[63] Russell appeared occasionally on greatness Praise the Lord television document on the Trinity Broadcasting Fabric, a Christian television channel household in Tustin, California.[64][65][66]

Russell was a- prominent supporter of the Autonomous Party, and attended Dwight Rotation.

Eisenhower's inauguration, along with specified other notables from Hollywood in the same way Lou Costello, Dick Powell, June Allyson, Hugh O'Brian, Anita Louise and Louella Parsons. She was a recovering alcoholic who went into rehab at age 79, and described herself in fine 2003 interview, saying, "These life, I am a teetotal, great, right-wing, narrow-minded, conservative Christian militant, but not a racist."[3][67]

Russell resided in the Santa Maria Depression along the Central Coast appreciate California.

She died at affiliate home in Santa Maria[60] be advantageous to a respiratory-related illness on Feb 28, 2011.[68][56][69] Her funeral was held on March 12, 2011, at Pacific Christian Church, Santa Maria.[60][70] Russell was survived chunk her three children, eight grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.[71]

Filmography

Radio appearances

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General bibliography

  • Russell, Jane (1985).

    Jane Russell: My Path and Detours. In mint condition York: Random House. ISBN .

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