Blog Posts - Jane Russell

When I watch a film from this period, the costumes get as much attention from me as the actors do. In many films, the costume design is the much needed icing on the cake to give these films that little something extra. It just goes to show you that t...

I was very excited to see a post about The Classic Movie History Project Blogathon last week, so have managed to jump at the chance to look at some older films that I have throughly enjoyed and put my thoughts all together in one post about quite a f...

Julien’s Auctions is proud to present their annual Hollywood Legends 2015 auction featuring hundreds of items from Hollywood’s leading ladies and men including: Marilyn Monroe, Barbra Streisand, Jane Russell, Esther Williams, Julianne Moore, Marl...

  I recently found a 1940 census record that listed the man as married but that designation was crossed out and a 7 was inserted instead. It occurred to me that other people might be wondering... That's not all, read on!

So you think Cara Delevingne invented the bold brow? Think again! As with most fashion trends, it’s all been done before. And as with most things Audrey Hepburn did it better.  Here are five Hollywood stars from the 1940s and 50s who rocked th...

Did you know that Uma Thurman’s mum was one of the most popular models in the 1950s? The Fifties was a great time for models. For the first time they became superstars in their own right. Apart from ‘the big three’ (Suzy Parker, Dov...

I like a man who can run faster than I can – Jane Russell I love Jane Russell‘s attitude. Not that I imagine many men would have been running away from her as she was one of the biggest sex symbols of the 40s and 50s (and not just because...

By day I work in a camera/photo shop here in New Orleans, so as you can imagine I have quite a love for photography. I'm not quite old enough to have had the full experience of film photography, but that doesn't mean I do not have respect and adorati...

Discovering that the big Hollywood stars of the 30s and 40s all had cocktails named after them has opened up a wealth of possibilities for summer drinks in the sunshine. How exciting! (apologies if I sound like an alcoholic, but it’s been years...

News-Canada.network Vancouver International Jazz Festival and TD celebrating 10 years of partnership VANCOUVER, May 22, 2013 /CNW/ – This year, the Vancouver International Jazz Festival is thrilled to celebrate 10 years of partnership with TD B...

  Mary Jane Russell photographed by Louise Dahl-Wolfe for Harpers Bazaar April 1952. An opulent little vest with a mint of golden tracery – leaves and vines – a bathing suit of creamy ribbed rayon and acetate with a crescent neckline...

Mary Jane Russell photographed by Richard Avedon for January Harper’s Bazaar 1952. I’m so pleased the whole series of these photos is here – it’s really nice to see the whole photo feature rather than just 1 photo. [4 photos]...

Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell both in white halterneck dresses. I think this photo was from 1953 when they put their signatures, hand and footprints in cement outside Graumans Chinese Theatre (below)   Related Posts Vintage daily crave: 1970...

Fifties model Mary Jane Russell on the cover of December 1955 Vogue photographed by Richard Rutledge. Related Posts Marilyn in a red jumper, 1955 1930s magazine cover: woman wearing a headscarf Greta Garbo in The Kiss Source and copyright: Some righ...

50s model Mary Jane Russell in an advert for Monet jewellery from Vogue September 1957 Related Posts Bebe Daniels Moyra Swan 1950s Swimwear Source and copyright: Some rights reserved by dovima_is_devine_II Filed under: 1950s, Advertising, Cinema, Vin...

1950s advert for Elizabeth Arden cosmetics featuring model Mary Jane Russell. Related Posts Grace Kelly With Gene Kelly At The Cannes Film Festival, 1955 A super skinny Diana Ross with big eyelashes, 1970 Debbie Harry: car crash photo shoot 1976 File...

Back in September of 2011, I did a two part article about Jane Russell's singing career. Many people today don't know that Jane had a successful music career outside of her film career. She released a few albums, had a nightclub act, and even was par...

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