Actress Jane Russell 1921 - 2011

Jan. 1, 1955 - Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Voluptuous sex symbol and star of Hollywood films, TV, and nightclubs, JANE RUSSELL won the lead role in Howard Hughes The Outlaw (1941), after Hughes conducted a nationwide search for a curvaceous actress. The film caused a storm of controversy due primarily to the amount of cleavage shown by Russell onscreen. The controversy brought her much publicity, often in the form of off-color, sophomoric jokes. However, she surpassed her mindless bombshell image and went on to perform with versatility in a number of films during the subsequent three decades, including comedies with Bob Hope and musicals with Marilyn Monroe. Pictured getting an honor sheriff star during an event in LA. Behind her: BOB WATERFIELD, KAY GABLES and CLARK GABLES

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Amount Bombshell Caused Cleavage Conducted Controversy Curvaceous Decades Gables However Jokes Mindless Musicals Nationwide Nightclubs Off-color Often Onscreen Outlaw Primarily Sheriff Sophomoric Subsequent Surpassed Versatility Voluptuous Waterfield

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