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Jane Russell (1921-2011): A pictorial


The Outlaw (Via AliceJapan)
Son of Paleface (1952) (Via Mostlymarilynmonroe)




Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

In the book Baby I Don’t Care: Robert MitchumLee Server says the following about Russell’s early friendship with Mitchum:
"Bob and Jane got along like old buddies… She would rave about his astounding command of the English language - even as he would tell her she was the most inarticulate girl he knew. He would tease her about her God-fearing ways, but he understood she was no Loretta Young, wallowing in piety. He loved to tell the one about the pestering report who couldn’t believe a girl with her ‘image’ read the Bible and went to church each Sunday. Hey buddy,’ she told him, ‘Christians have big breasts, too. She was good-natured, generous, strong-minded when she had to be, a stand-up guy. Mitchum nickname her ‘Hard John.’ They became fast friends"
(Via Mattybing)
Check out the noir His Kind of Woman (1951) with Mitchum and Russell.

3 comments:

Mercurie said...

Jane Russell was definitely one of a kind.

Zoë Walker said...

She surely was, & Thanks for recommending the palefaces I plan on watching those very soon.

Big Breasts said...

Jane Russel and Marilyn Monroe were some of the sexiest women Hollywood ever produced!