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Jane Russell
American actress, model, and singer (1921–2011)
For the endocrinologist, see Jane Anne Russell. For the English pastellist, see Jane Russell (painter).
Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell[1] (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011) was an American actress, model, and singer. She was one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. She starred in more than 20 films.
Russell was known for her beauty, silhouette, and a great presence that combined charisma and seriousness. She moved from the Midwest to California, where she had her first film role in Howard Hughes' The Outlaw (1943). In 1947, Russell delved into music before returning to films. After starring in several films in the 1950s, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957), Russell again returned to music while completing several other films in the 1960s.
Russell married three times, adopted three children, and in 1955 founded Waif, the first international adoption program. She received several accolades for her achievements in film. Her hand and footprints were immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre with Marilyn Monroe.[2] A star with her name was placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Early life
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Also in 1943, Jane married Bob Waterfield, who would go on to play quarterback in the NFL. She was unable to have children due to a botched abortion she’d had earlier in her life, so Jane adopted three kids with Bob: Buck as well as his sister, Tracy, and brother, Thomas.
Even as she continued to make movies like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Marilyn Monroe and The Tall Men with Clark Gable, Jane always put her family first. “When she was shooting [1955’s] Underwater! in Hawaii, the director, John Sturges, wanted them to keep working through Christmas, and my mom said, ‘No, we’re shutting down and I’m going home!’” says Buck. “Sturges finally caved into her, which most people did with my mom.”
Conflict also permeated Jane’s marriage to Bob, which lasted until 1968. “Some people are like fire and ice, but they were both like fire,” says Buck. “They were headstrong people, but they passed away madly in love with each other.”
Shortly after Jane’s divorce from Bob, she married actor Roger Barrett, but he died of a heart attack almost three months later. “I know her Christian faith carried her through that,” says Buck. “She was an extremely strong Christian woman.”
Jane married real estate broker John Calvin Peoples in 1974 and stayed with him until his death in 1