Biography:
Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell was born on June 21, 1921 in Bemidji, Minnesota. Her father was an US Army lieutenant and her mother had been a student of drama and an actress with a traveling troupe. Once Mr. Russell was mustered out of the service, the family took up residence in Canada, but move...
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Spouse:
Bob Waterfield (24 April 1943 - 2 February 1967) (divorced); 3 children
Roger Barrett (I) (25 August 1968 - 18 November 1968) (his death)
'John Calvin Peoples' (31 January 1974 - April 1999) (his death)
Trivia:
Received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award in1989.
Howard Hughes (I), in addition to designing airplanes, is said tohave designed a "cantilever bra" to take care of her physicalendowments.
Discovered by Howard Hughes (I) working as a receptionist for hisdentist.
Went to Van Nuys High School (Los Angeles).
In the early 1950s, made a television commercial for Lustre Creme'sshampoo campaign.
Other Work:
(1949) Publicity photographs for Indian motorcycles (with then-husband Bob Waterfield)
(1950s) TV commercial: Lustre-Crema shampoo
(3/1/50) Radio episode: Screen Director's Playhouse, ep. "The Paleface"
(2005) Album: "Miss Jane Russell Sings / Sepia" [21 tracks, previously released]
Album: "The Magic of Believing" (Capitol Records, T-822)
Biography print:
Jane Russell. _Jane Russell: An Autobiography._ New York: Franklin Watts, 1985.
Jane Russell. _Jane Russell: My Paths and My Detours._
Personal quotes:
"Yes, Howard Hughes (I) invented a bra for me. Or, he tried to.And one of the seamless ones like they have now. He was way ahead ofhis time. But I never wore it in The Outlaw (1943). And he neverknew. He wasn't going to take my clothes off to check if I had it on. Ijust told him I did".
"They held up The Outlaw (1943) for five years. AndHoward Hughes (I) had me doing publicity for it every day, fivedays a week for five years".
Publicity can be terrible. But only if you don't have any.
Sometimes the photographers would pose me in a low-necked nightgown andtell me to bend down and pick up the pails. They were not shooting thepails.
The girl with the summer-hot lips... and the winter-cold heart.
Portrayed in:
The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977) (TV)
Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) (TV)
Blonde (2001) (TV)
Salary:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953): $400,000.00
Interview:
"Amor Film Hebdo" (France), 24 December 1954, Iss. # 44, pg. pgs. 3, 4., by: anonymous, "none"
Article:
"Guide des films de Jean Tulard : Les Acteurs" (France), 2005, pg. pgs. 936, 937, by: Jean Tulard, "Russell, Jane"
"The Daily Express" (UK), 1 November 2004, pg. 32, by: Charles Higham, "The lover Howard Hughes bought from her husband. In the final part of his biography, Charles Higham reveals the ruthless lusts of the millionaire playboy"
"Gallery" (USA), February 1994, by: Neil Wexler, "A Pocketful of Pin-Ups"
Cover Photo:
"NFP-Wien" (Austria), January 1957, Vol. ?, Iss. 208
"Picturegoer" (UK), 16 June 1956
"Picturegoer" (UK), 1 October 1955
"Picture Post" (UK), August 1953
"Das Programm von Heute-Wien" (Austria), January 1953, Iss. 129
Filmography:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Musical
The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956) Drama
Hollywood on Fire (2009) Family
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1950s (2009) (V) Musical
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009) (V) Musical
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966) Documentary
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008) (V) Musical
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008) (TV) Documentary
Macao (1952) Film-Noir
The Outlaw (1943) Western
