Jane Russell poses in Joseph Jasgur’s Lincoln Zephyr ” with 1st car phone in Hollywood.” c. 1940s
Jane Russell graces the Mayfair Theatre in Times Square, New York for her film Underwater! (1955)
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
“Howard decided it wouldn’t be any harder to design a bra than it would be to design an airplane. He tried. I found it uncomfortable and ridiculous. Obviously he wanted today’s seamless bra, which didn’t exist then. It was a good idea-as usual he was ahead of his time-but I wasn’t doing 103 takes on this subject. I put on my own bra, covered the seams with tissue, pulled the straps over to the side, put on my blouse and started out.Everybody behind the camera stared, and then Howard nodded okay and filming proceeded. I NEVER wore his bra, and believe me, he could design planes, but a Mr Playtex he wasn’t. - Jane Russell on the famous Howard Hughes bra from The Outlaw (1943)
Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe got along well. Russell called Monroe “Blondie” and was often the only person on the set who could coax Monroe out of her trailer to begin the day’s filming.
Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, 1953
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
by Frank Powolny
