Topic: Jane Russell

A new look at Marilyn

0 . The first time I saw Marilyn Monroe, she was walking by a train in "Some Like It Hot," and I was sitting in front of a black-and-white TV. I...

Legendary GI pin-up Jane Russell dies at 89

"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" star Jane Russell, a stunning beauty whose eye-popping curves made her a screen siren for a generation of American troops at war, died on Monday at the age of 89.The actress was discovered by chance when producer Howard ...

Legendary US pin-up Jane Russell dies: family

Legendary screen siren and GI pin-up Jane Russell has died aged 89, the head of a child advocacy group she was involved with said, citing the actress's family."I did speak with her daughter-in-law this morning, and she did die peacefully ...
Reuters. Actress Jane Russell is shown in this publicity photograph for the 1943 film "The Outlaw" released to Reuters on February 28, 2011...

6 Political Scandals

Political scandals in the United States have been around since the birth of the nation and don't show any signs of going away, much to the ...

Society's influence on bras

Society is mirrored in the fashions of the time, including the undergarments we wear beneath our clothes. In the 1940's and 1950's it was Hollywood that was influencing women's bras. Eyes around the world were trained on stars like ...

Jane Russell

Jane Russell is an American actress, singer, and humanitarian most famous for her role in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Born: June 21, 1921 Birthplace:
Robert Mitchum's character is a gambler caught in the crosshairs of the mob, but it's not long before Jane Russell appears in his doorway in a shimmering evening gown. And much of the movie is devoted to a character parodying ...

Movie reviews: The Outlaw

Jack Buetel (or is it Beutel? Eccentric millionaire playboy Howard Hughes was Hollywood's resident enfant terrible auteur while Orson Welles was still in High School. Jane Russell is barely out of adolescence here and bereft of (or unspoiled by) any apparent ...
For those that have never watched a Marilyn Monroe movie, the public image of her suggests she was?pretty but vacuous, keen but not talented. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was made in 1953 and this movie epitomises Marilyn at her best. From the ...