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RIP: Screen legend Jane Russell dead at 89
2011-03-01
Throughout her career, Russell was a staunch conservative who considered Democrats in Hollywood "crazy."

"In my day Hollywood was Republican," she once said. "All the heads of the studios were Republicans, and we were fighting Communism. You had John Wayne and Charlton Heston and myself and Bob Mitchum, and President Ronald Reagan came right out of that same group."

She was a vocal supporter of the Iraq war from its start in 2003, a vocal opponent of abortion, even in cases of rape or incest, a tireless fighter to "get the Bible back in schools." She despised the Clinton administration and was a fan of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and conservative commentator Ann Coulter.

And in 2003, she described herself as "a teetotal, mean-spirited, right-wing, narrow-minded, conservative Christian bigot," variations of which she frequently used.
Arrrr!
Posted by:gorb

#6  I second Alan Cramer's motion.
And maybe GBUSMC can help, as well.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2011-03-01 17:59  

#5  "[A} teetotal, mean-spirited, right-wing, narrow-minded, conservative Christian bigot"--and also smokin' hot.

My kinda girl.

Add pro-gun and it would also be mine.
Posted by: JFM   2011-03-01 15:46  

#4  "[A} teetotal, mean-spirited, right-wing, narrow-minded, conservative Christian bigot"--and also smokin' hot.

My kinda girl.
Posted by: Mike   2011-03-01 11:17  

#3  R.I.P. Outlaw

Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC   2011-03-01 10:51  

#2  I think that a week of photos on the front page of the RDS - T&P would be a fitting tribute.
Posted by: Alan Cramer   2011-03-01 09:55  

#1  Many sweaters met a tragic end at her... hands.

From IMDb: "She was ultimately signed by Howard Hughes for his production of The Outlaw (1943) in 1941, the film that was to make Jane famous.

"The film wasn't a classic by any means, but was geared to show off Jane's ample physical assets.

"Although the film was made in 1941, it wasn't released until two years later and then only on a limited basis due to the way the film portrayed Jane's assets.

"It was hard for the flick to pass the censorship board. Finally, the film gained general release in 1946. The film was a smash at the box-office."

Discovered by Howard Hughes working as a receptionist for his dentist.

Howard Hughes, in addition to designing airplanes, is said to have designed a "cantilever bra" to take care of her physical endowments.

Her breasts are the namesake for 'The Jane Russell Peaks' in Alaska, and another pair in Korea.

Unable to bear children due to an abortion at a young age, Russell championed the passage of the Federal Orphan Adoption Amendment of 1953, which allowed children of American servicemen born overseas to be placed for adoption in the United States.

Through her organization, World Adoption International Fund (WAIF), Russell has placed 51,000 children with adoptive families.

A born-again Christian decades before the term was coined, she held weekly Bible study at her home which was attended by some of the industry's biggest names.

Asked what she thinks of Hollywood liberals George Clooney, Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn: "I think they're not well."
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-03-01 09:51  

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