Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (June 21, 1921 â€" February 28, 2011)
was an American actress, singer, and model. She is known as one of
Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s.Russell moved
from the Midwestern United States to California, where she had her
first film role in Howard Hughes' The Outlaw (1943). In 1947, Russell
delved into music before returning to films. After starring in several
films in the 1950s, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Russell
again returned to music while completing several other films in the
1960s. She starred in more than 20 films throughout her career.Russell
married three times, adopted three children, and in 1955 founded Waif,
the first international adoption program. She received several
accolades for her achievements in films, including having her hand and
footprints immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre,
and having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Russell was born on
June 21, 1921, in Bemidji, Minnesota. She was the eldest child and
only daughter of the five children of Geraldine (née Jacobi) and Roy
William Russell. Her brothers are Thomas, Kenneth, Jamie, and Wallace.
was an American actress, singer, and model. She is known as one of
Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s.Russell moved
from the Midwestern United States to California, where she had her
first film role in Howard Hughes' The Outlaw (1943). In 1947, Russell
delved into music before returning to films. After starring in several
films in the 1950s, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Russell
again returned to music while completing several other films in the
1960s. She starred in more than 20 films throughout her career.Russell
married three times, adopted three children, and in 1955 founded Waif,
the first international adoption program. She received several
accolades for her achievements in films, including having her hand and
footprints immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre,
and having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Russell was born on
June 21, 1921, in Bemidji, Minnesota. She was the eldest child and
only daughter of the five children of Geraldine (née Jacobi) and Roy
William Russell. Her brothers are Thomas, Kenneth, Jamie, and Wallace.
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