The Outlaw, 1943.
June 21, 1921 - February 28, 2011
In 1940, Russell was signed to a seven-year contract by film mogul Howard Hughes and made her motion picture debut in The Outlaw (1943), a story about Billy the Kid that went to great lengths to showcase her voluptuous figure. Although the movie was completed in 1941, it was released for a limited showing two years later. There were problems with the censorship of the production code over the way her ample cleavage was displayed. When the movie was finally passed, it had a general release in 1946. During that time, she was kept busy doing publicity and became known nationally. Contrary to countless incorrect reports in the media since the release of The Outlaw, Russell did not wear the specially designed underwire bra (the first of its kind) that Howard Hughes constructed for the film. According to Jane's 1988 autobiography, she was given the bra, decided it had a mediocre fit, and wore her own bra on the film set with the straps pulled down.
With measurements of 38D-24-36 and standing 5'7", Russell was more statuesque than most of her contemporaries. Aside from thousands of quips from radio comedians, including Bob Hope, who once introduced her as "the two and only Jane Russell" and "Culture is the ability to describe Jane Russell without moving your hands."
Oh, and she was a right-winger; having sponsored and promoted an adoption center, and Republican causes. A classy lady, comparatively speaking
Russell was at times a prominent Republican Party member who attended Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration along with other notables from Hollywood such as Lou Costello, Dick Powell, June Allyson, Anita Louise and Louella Parsons.
RIP, little lady.
Mmmmmm. Vintage boobies.
ReplyDeleteAre you sure she didn't lower the price of sexual capital, though? That would be bad.
She was a shining star to WWII soldiers; gave 'em something pretty to think about. That 'haystack' poster was the most popular poster posted in footlockers and barracks in both theaters. Made for some nice nose art on the bombers, too.
ReplyDeleteI guess soldiers do have a need to masturbate, probably even more than most.
ReplyDeleteBack when women looked like women, instead of like skinny boys.
ReplyDeleteElfie likes skinny boys.... )
ReplyDeleteGah? See, this is what i mean when i say that you can't even insult someone properly. Skinny boys? That's funny, i thought i had a thing for chubby girls...
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...by the way, have you seen the new Gaga video? Once you get past that ponderous prog-rock intro, it's pretty sexy, even if she has gotten too skinny again. Sigh. She was actually getting close to being voluptuous there for a minute.
Scorpina's nice. Good thing, I think, I can't see her face.
ReplyDeleteLady GarGoyle, forever searching - wishing for a missing facet. Uncomfortable enough in her own skin to go for extreme distractions. Succeeding mostly in attracting those who are far from normal.
People call Lady Gaga a lot of things, but "uncomfortable in her own skin" doesn't really fit. It's you who seem uncomfortable with her skin... it's something i've noticed with conservatives. You love cheerleaders with big tits and the typical bubbly bimbos, but if a woman is "not normal" in any way, you suddenly turn into cringing schoolboys afraid of cooties.
ReplyDeleteFar from normal is a compliment, you know. Being normal is the worst thing in world.
Yeah, a 'meat dress' is her real skin, not a distraction. Priceless.
ReplyDelete"Being normal is the worst thing in the world."
To an extent, yes. But I secretly believe in social darwinism; if you don't fit in the society you find yourself living in, I can't really feel badly if you come up empty at the end of your run. There's far too many people on this mudball to not find a typical person 'normal' to withing a few degrees of center. The extremes are either dead young or in prison.
Jim Morrison, for example, was not 'normal', but superlative. Unfortunately he was run out of the U.S. and woke up dead in France. He was cool. Lady GarGoyle isn't smart enough to be that good.