Jane Russell

Jane Russell (born June 21, 1921) is an American actress.

Her works

Russell was at the height of her wry comedic talents with her performance as Dorothy Shaw in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) opposite Marilyn Monroe at 20th Century Fox, which is one of her most memorable roles. It was an excellent movie and showed her as a talented actress.

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - 1953 - Marilyn Monroe - 20th Century Fox

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She appeared in two movies opposite Robert Mitchum, His Kind of Woman (1951) and Macao (1952). Other co-stars include Frank Sinatra and Groucho Marx in the comedy Double Dynamite (1951); Victor Mature, Vincent Price and Hoagy Carmichael in The Las Vegas Story (1952); Jeff Chandler in Foxfire (1955); and Clark Gable in The Tall Man (1955).

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Robert Mitchum - His Kind of Woman - 1951 - Macao - 1952 - Frank Sinatra - Groucho Marx - Double Dynamite - Victor Mature - Vincent Price - Hoagy Carmichael - The Las Vegas Story - Jeff Chandler - Foxfire - 1955 - Clark Gable - The Tall Man

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Russell and her first husband, Waterfield, formed Russ-Field Productions

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in 1955. They produced Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955), A King and Four Queens (1956), Run for the Sun (1956) and The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957).

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1955 - Gentlemen Marry Brunettes - 1955 - A King and Four Queens - 1956 - Run for the Sun - The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown - 1957

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Her performances in Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, opposite Jeanne Crain, and in the drama The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956) displayed her fine acting ability. But after making The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957), which failed at the box-office, she did not appear on the silver screen again for seven years.

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Jeanne Crain - The Revolt of Mamie Stover - 1956 - The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown - 1957

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In October 1957, she debuted in a successful solo nightclub act at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. She also fulfilled later engagements in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America and Europe.

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1957 - Nightclub - Sands Hotel - Las Vegas - U.S. - Canada - Mexico - South America - Europe

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In the Summer of 1961, she debuted with a tour of Janus in New England. In the Fall of 1961, she performed in Skylark at the Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago. And in November 1962, she performed in Bells are Ringing at the Westchester Town House in Yonkers, New York.

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1961 - New England - Drury Lane Theatre - Chicago - 1962 - Westchester Town House - Yonkers, New York

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Her next movie appearance was in Fate Is the Hunter (1964), in which she was Jane Russell performing for the USO in a flashback sequence. Unfortunately, she made only four more movies after that, playing character parts in the final two.

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Fate Is the Hunter - 1964 - USO

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In 1971, she starred in the musical drama Company on Broadway, replacing Elaine Stritch. Russell performed the role of Joanne in the play for six months. Also in the 1970s, she started appearing in television commercials as a spokeswoman for Playtex "cross your heart bras for us full-figured gals."

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1971 - Company - Broadway - Elaine Stritch - 1970s - Television commercials - Playtex

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She wrote an autobiography in 1985, Jane Russell: My Path and My Detours. In 1989, she received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award.

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1985 - 1989 - Women's International Center - Living Legacy Award

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Jane Russell's hand and foot prints are immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater and she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6850 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.

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Grauman's Chinese Theater - Hollywood Walk of Fame - Hollywood Boulevard - Hollywood

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