Legendary Actress Jane Russell Passes Away

A bit of sad news today as one of Hollywood’s treasures has died. Jane Russell (1921-2011) was, in Hollywood’s golden age, the modern day pinup girl and sex symbol. Unlike many of today’s actresses who rely on good looks alone, Russell could actually act.
The Washington Post blogs:

Jane Russell made a generation of red-blooded American men prefer brunettes, even when she was playing a blonde. From her first appearance in “The Outlaw,” in which her beau Howard Hughes reportedly invented a bra designed just for her, to perhaps being the only woman in Hollywood who could hold her own against Marilyn Monroe, Russell was a force of God-given, beautiful, voluptuous nature. She died on Monday at the age of 89.

Here’s little tribute:

The Movie Blog gives condolences to her family, friends and fans young and old. RIP Ms. Russell.