Her mother, a travelling player-turned lay preacher, never thought sexy acting was of the devil, and neither did she. “Christians have bosoms too, you know,” she snapped at a reporter.

— Bob Hope once introduced Jane Russell as “the two and only”.
Our obituary bids her farewell.

Reblogged from theeconomist. Posted on Tuesday, March 22nd, at 12:00 PM (∞).

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