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Mar 27, 2020 · When I saw my first Jane Russell film, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), nine-year-old-me preferred the brunette in the film to the blonde. Marilyn Monroe was breakth-taking, but I was much more intrigued by the brassy, sassy, smart, gorgeous Jane than the baby-talking Marilyn.
Feb 28, 2021 · 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 films, including having her hand and footprints immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Jun 17, 2024 · In addition to her movie and music careers, Russell was known for her activism in adoption issues. She founded the World Adoption International Fund to aid American adoption of foreign-born children and was herself mother to three adopted children. Russell’s autobiography, Jane Russell: My Path & My Detours, was published in 1985. Alison Eldridge
Aug 29, 2021 · Jane Russell, a delectable actress who rose to fame in the 1940s after her first film "The Outlaw," never had kids naturally owing to her infertility caused by a back street abortion. However, she adopted three kids with her husband.
Locally, WAIF sponsors adoption recruitment events for children who are older, handicapped or of a minority race. Jane Russell knows that every child, every waif, has the right to a permanent and loving family. For over 30 years, Miss Russell has turned the extraordinary publicity of her acting career to focus on the plight of homeless children.
Jane Russell was born on June 21, 1921 in Bemidji, Minnesota to Geraldine Jacobi and Roy Russell, but would come to call Los Angeles home before her first birthday. The eldest of five children, Jane was also the only girl, so the family would always refer to her as “Daughter.”
Feb 28, 2011 · Jane Russell and the Marketing of a Hollywood Legend is the first-ever biography of Jane Russell to be published and is timed perfectly for the 100th anniversary of the screen legend’s birth. In this interview, Rice shares details about Russell’s film career, her legacy heading WAIF (World Adoption International Fund) and Rice’s process ...
