Back to WA-WD Home
Browse by Category
 Actors and Actresses
|
 Musical Performers
|
 Other Performers
|
 Political Figures
|
 Athletes & Sports Figures
|
 All Other Categories
|
Alphabetical Quick List
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Search
Extras & Daily Features
Today's Birthdays
|
 Recent Deaths
|
 New Listings
|
 Living Oscar Winners
|
|
Oldest Living Major Leaguers
|
|
Alive in Baseball Hall of Fame
|
|
Dead Playboy Playmates
|
|
Dead U.S. Astronauts
|
|
Mouseketeers, Alive and Dead
|
This is a hassle-free site -- no popups, no sound, no user IDs, no spyware, and no huge graphics. Enjoy.
Jane Russell
Dead
Born: 6/21/1921 in Bemidji, Minnesota, USADied: 2/28/2011
Age: 89
Cause of death: respiratory problems
Full name: Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell
Noted For: actress; The Outlaw (1943), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), The Born Losers (1967). Known for her large breasts - she measured 38D-25-36" - Howard Hughes once invented a "cantilever bra" for her, and in the 1970's, she was a spokeswoman for Playtex Cross-Your-Heart bras "for us full-figured gals."
Also see this person's photo entry in our Dead or Alive Data Base.
