Jane Russell

Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell, known simply as Jane Russell (June 21, 1921 - February 28, 2011)^[1] was an American actress, born in Minnesota. She starred in almost two dozen films throughout her career, most notably The Outlaw (1943) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), the latter of which she appeared in alongside Marilyn Monroe. Later in life, she starred in Company on Broadway. Russell died in Santa Maria, California of a respiratory related illness.^[2]

Russell and Marilyn Monroe in a promotional photo for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Jane Russell
Russell in 2008
Born	Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (1921-06-21)June 21, 1921 Bemidji, Minnesota, US
Died	February 28, 2011 (aged 89) Santa Maria, California, US
Cause of death	Respiratory failure
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1943-1986
Spouse(s)	Bob Waterfield (m. 1943; div. 1968) Roger Barrett (m. 1968; died 1968) John Calvin Peoples (m. 1974; died 1999)
Children	3

Filmography

• The Outlaw (1943)
• Young Widow (1946)
• The Paleface (1948)
• His Kind of Woman (1951)
• Double Dynamite (1951)
• The Las Vegas Story (1952)
• Macao (1952)
• Son of Paleface (1952)
• Montana Belle (1952)
• Road to Bali (1952; cameo)
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
• The French Line (1953)
• Underwater! (1955)
• Foxfire (1955)
• The Tall Men (1955)
• Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
• Hot Blood (1956)
• The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)
• The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)
• Fate Is the Hunter (1964; cameo)
• Johnny Reno (1966)
• Waco (1966)
• The Born Losers (1967)
• Darker than Amber (1970)