I’m watching ‘His Kind of Girl’ and just had to google Jane Russell. This is where Rena got that – look!
I also looked at Rosalind Russell and found another ‘Rose Line’ link. There is a Jesus-Magdalene look about these women. Rosalind was Catholic and has a crucifix over her remains. The straw. The manger. The animal nature of the Midwest Woman. Imagine Jane coming up to you out of the dark and asking;
“Can I walk with you?”
“Sure! I was expecting you!”
“What do you mean by that?”
I am doing Robert Mitchum.
Jon
Rosalind Russell was one of seven children born in Waterbury, Connecticut, to James Edward and Clara A. (née McKnight) Russell,[6] an Irish-American Catholic family.[7] She was named after a ship on which her parents had traveled,[7] not for the character from As You Like It. She attended Catholic schools, including Rosemont College in Rosemont, Pennsylvania and Marymount College in Tarrytown, New York, before attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Her parents thought Russell was studying to become a teacher, and were unaware that she was planning to become a stage comedian.[8]
Rosemont College is a private, coeducational, Catholic liberal arts college in southeastern Pennsylvania in the town of Rosemont, 11 miles (18 km) west of Philadelphia within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Founded in 1921 as a women’s college by the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus, the undergraduate program opened to male students beginning in fall 2009. Rosemont is a member of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education (SEPCHE)[2] and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Its accreditation was reaffirmed with commendation on June 23, 2011.[1] Rosemont also offers a range of master’s degrees through its School of Graduate Studies and School of Professional Studies.[1] Rosemont was listed as a 2013-2014 College of Distinction by the Princeton Review.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Russell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Russell
Russell’s mother arranged for her to take piano lessons. In addition to music, she was interested in drama and participated in stage productions at Van Nuys High School.[7] Her early ambition was to be a designer of some kind, until the death of her father in his mid-forties when she decided to work as a receptionist after graduation. She also modeled for photographers and, at the urging of her mother, studied drama and acting with Max Reinhardt’s Theatrical Workshop and with acting coach Maria Ouspenskaya.[4]
Russell’s measurements were 38D-24-36, and she stood 5 ft 7 in (97-61-91 cm and 1.7 meters), making her more statuesque than most of her contemporaries. Her favorite co-star Bob Hope once introduced her as “the two and only Jane Russell”. He joked, “Culture is the ability to describe Jane Russell without moving your hands.” Howard Hughes said, “There are two good reasons why men go to see her. Those are enough.” A publicity still for the movie showed her lying on a pile of straw, her blouse wide open showing ample cleavage and stretched tight across her voluptuous breasts. Her right hand was behind her head of black hair and her left hand held a revolver.[9] The image was a popular pin-up photo with servicemen during World War II. She did not appear in another movie until 1946, when she played Joan Kenwood in Young Widow for RKO.
“Hey! Shicklgurber! Want some of this? Then, come and get it!” (click on to enlarge)
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