R.I.P. Jane Russel

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/movies/01russell.html?_r=1&smid=fb-nytimes&WT.mc_id=MO-SM-E-FB-SM-LIN-JRV-022811-NYT-NA&WT.mc_ev=click
 
Jane Russell passes away from a respiratory ailment at age 89. May she R.I.P.
 

Unless you saw "The Outlaw" when it first came out you have no idea who Jane Russell was.  She took movieland by storm.  Well she made a big
debut at any rate.  One of the reviewers of the movie said "Jane Russell, as an actress, is a big bust". 
 
She turned out fine and lived to a ripe old age----RIP Jane.

In the jargon of the day, she was a sassy, classy broad.

That was the jargon of her day alright---
Today it would be unwise to say such a thing. 
Not too many classy broads around either--
Sinatra made that term famous ----
today b---h would be accepted though.

Hello All,
I enjoyed her movies, but
enjoyed more that she took
her life in her hands and did
what she wanted to, outside of
Hollywood.
Take Care,
Fieldthistle

Unfortunately PP and I knew her best from her Playtex bra commercials. RIP Jane.

As did I , Miks S. I still wear playtex bras today because of Miss Jane.

A favorite movie for me is "His Kind of Woman" from 1951 - partially directed by Howard Hughes, it uneasily straddles the tough-guy actioner and breezy comedy genres. In addition to Vincent Price, Raymond Burr, and Jim Backus, it stars Robert Mitchum and the erstwhile Russell in her trademark bold, take-no-crap persona. He's always cool and she is pretty awesome.

The Wikipedia article about Jane Russell delighted me with this quote from Bob Hope: "Culture is the ability to describe Jane Russell without using your hands."