Jane Russell, the busty brunette who shot to fame as the sexy star of Howard Hughes' 1941 Western The Outlaw, died yesterday of respiratory failure, her family said. She was 89.
Although Russell made only a handful of films after the 1960s, she had remained active in her church, with charitable organisations and with a local singing group until her health began to decline a few weeks ago, said her daughter-in-law, Etta Waterfield.
She died at her home in Santa Maria.
Curvy screen queen dies
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