Actress Jane Russell Passes Away
Photo by Barney Sellers - Comedian Lou Costello, Elvis & Jane Rusell @ Russwood Park, Memphis Actress Jane Russell joined Elvis Presley, comedian Lou Costello and other celebrities at a benefit on June 28, 1957, at Memphis' Russwood Park. More on Jane Russell: Jane Russell, the busty brunette who shot to fame as the sexy star of Howard Hughes' 1941 Western "The Outlaw," died Monday of respiratory failure, her family said. She was 89. Although Russell largely retired from Hollywood after her final film, 1970's "Darker Than Amber," she had remained active in her church, with charitable organizations and with a local singing group until her health began to decline just a couple of weeks ago, said her daughter-in-law, Etta Waterfield. She died at her home in Santa Maria. "She always said I'm going to die in the saddle, I'm not going to sit at home and become an old woman," Waterfield told The Associated Press. "And that...
