Obituaries--Jane Russell

Actress Jane Russell, who was discovered by Howard Hughes and created a sensation in the movie The Outlaw,has died at the age of 89. The cause was respiratory failure.

Russell played in many other roles, including co-starring with Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She was reported as saying she liked Monroe very much.

In her later years, she capitalized on her initial success, as one might call it, by promoting Playtex bras.

Since The Outlaw is a public domain title, it can be seen its entirety on YouTube:



There are very few stars left from Hollywood's Golden Age.

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