Jane Russell, American actress, film premiere, London

Nov. 16, 1954 - London, England, U.K. - 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-colour, 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 arriving at the Royal Film Performance in Empire Theatre, Leicester Square, London

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Amount Bombshell Caused Cleavage Conducted Controversial Controversy Curvaceous Decades Distasteful However Jokes Mindless Musicals Nationwide Nightclubs Often Onscreen Outlaw Primarily Sophomoric Subsequent Surpassed Versatility Voluptuous

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