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- With her first husband, Bob Waterfield, she adopted three children in the 1950s: first a daughter, Tracy Waterfield; then Thomas "Tommy" Waterfield; and lastly Robert "Buck" Waterfield.
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Feb 29, 2020 · Jane Russell loved her kids — Buck, Tracy and Thomas Waterfield — more than fame, her son exclusively tells Closer Weekly. Get the details!
Apr 20, 2020 · In an interview with one of Jane Russell's son, Buck Waterfield, he recounted some of the memories he has of his late mother. Waterfield recalled a grocery shopping they had when he was a kid. According to him, a young girl had walked up to Jane to ask if she was indeed Jane Russell.
- Who Was Jane Russell?
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- 'The Outlaw'
- 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'
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- Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe
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Jane Russell (June 21, 1921 to February 28, 2011) got her first acting job when Howard Hughes cast the unknown in The Outlaw; even before the picture was released, publicity stills that highlighted her buxom attributes had made her a star. Many of Russell's movies were Westerns or musicals (or both), most notably Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, in which ...
Russell's film career started when she was cast by mogul Howard Hughes in The Outlawat the age of 19.
Russell was working as a receptionist in a chiropodist's office when Howard Hughes — who wanted to cast unknown stars for The Outlaw, a Western about Billy the Kid— decided she should play the Irish-Mexican Rio McDonald, the film's love interest. Russell had taken acting classes but it was reportedly her size 38D chest that drew Hughes’ attention. ...
The 1953 release Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, directed by Howard Hawks, was a favorite of Russell’s, and is among her best films. She and co-star Marilyn Monroe played showgirls in search of love (and financial security), as explained in their duet "Two Little Girls From Little Rock." And though Monroe's take on "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" may...
While waiting for The Outlaw to be widely released, Russell worked on Young Widow (1946). She later partnered with Bob Hope for the spoof Western The Paleface (1948), playing Calamity Jane, and returned for the sequel Son of Paleface (1952). In Montana Belle(1952), she was a singing dance hall girl. Russell co-starred with Robert Mitchum in His Kin...
Among the songs Russell performed in films are "Ain't There Anyone Here for Love?," "Bye Bye Baby" and "When Love Goes Wrong (Nothing Goes Right)" from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. For The Paleface she sang the Academy Award-winning tune "Buttons and Bows" with Hope; in the sequel, she reprised the song and sang "What a Night for a Wing Ding" and "Am ...
With husband Bob Waterfield, Russell created Russ-Field, an independent production company that made films with and without Russell. She appeared in The Tall Men (1955), a Western starring Clark Gable, and The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956). Those movies did well, but her turn in The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown(1957), about a kidnapped star who starts to s...
After several unremarkable movies in the 1960s, Russell's final film was the thriller Darker Than Amber(1970). She had a simple explanation for what ended her movie career: "I was getting too old! You couldn’t go on acting in those years if you were an actress over 30." Russell still had steady income even as her career was winding down. In 1954, s...
More experienced when she was working with Monroe, Russell helped assuage the younger actress' nerves, and made sure she came to set. The two became friends, and Russell once brought Monroe to a Bible study group. Afterward, Monroe said, "Jane tried to convert me, and I tried to introduce her to Freud."
Russell was unable to have biological children (something she attributed to a back alley abortion she'd had as an unmarried teen). With her first husband, Bob Waterfield, she adopted three children in the 1950s: first a daughter, Tracy Waterfield; then Thomas "Tommy" Waterfield; and lastly Robert "Buck" Waterfield.
April 12, 1956 · Kern County, California, USA. Birth name. Robert J. Waterfield. Mini Bio. Buck Waterfield was born on April 12, 1956 in Kern County, California, USA. Trivia. Brother of Tracy Waterfield and Thomas Waterfield. Adopted son of Jane Russell and Robert Waterfield. Contribute to this page. Suggest an edit or add missing content.
Mar 2, 2011 · "My mom would go out of the way to help people," said Robert "Buck" Waterfield, 54, of Santa Maria, Calif. He said Russell supported charities and people in need. A former Prescott Valley...
Feb 10, 2017 · She and husband Bob Waterfield, an NFL star who was also her high school sweetheart, adopted three kids: Buck, 61, Tracy, 64, and Thomas, 65. During Jane’s lifetime, WAIF helped more than 50,000 children find loving homes.
Russell passed from respiratory failure, surrounded by family members at her home in the central coast city of Santa Maria. Survivors include her children, Thomas K. Waterfield, Tracy Foundas and Robert “Buck” Waterfield, along with six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
