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Russell was a supporter of [[Phyllis Schlafly]].<ref>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jane-russell-rightwing-republican_b_829641</ref> | Russell was a supporter of [[Phyllis Schlafly]].<ref>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jane-russell-rightwing-republican_b_829641</ref> | ||
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Jane Russell (1921-2011) was a Midwest-born actress who was popular with other actresses and actors in Hollywood, and both a friend and defender of Marilyn Monroe, saying about Monroe:
| “ | She made me cry, she was so sweet. I believed in her. We made a hell of a team and I wish we had done another picture together.[1] | ” |
Russell was outspokenly pro-life after being rendered infertile herself by an abortion imposed on her as a teenager.[1] "Through her organization, World Adoption International Fund (WAIF), Russell has placed 51,000 children with adoptive families."[2]
Russell was a supporter of Phyllis Schlafly.[3]
Russell's 341 page autobiography, "My Path and My Detours: An Autobiography (1985)," is an inspiring account of her faith and experiences in Hollywood. A 392-page biography a decade after she passed away is "Mean...Moody...Magnificent!: Jane Russell and the Marketing of a Hollywood Legend," by Christina Rice.