Jane Russell, 89, the dark-haired siren whose debut in the 1943 film "The Outlaw" inspired producer Howard Hughes to challenge the power of Hollywood censors, died Monday.

Jane Russell in a promotional photo for 'The Outlaw'. Everett Collection. Ahead of that 1943 San Francisco premiere, there were demands across the city to take down the titillating billboards.

Portfolio: Jane Russell 38 photos. And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: June 21st, 1921, 94 years ago today ... the day actress Jane Russell was born in the small town of Bemidji ...

Jane Russell, the busty brunette who shot to fame as the sexy star of Howard Hughes' 1941 Western "The Outlaw," died Monday of respiratory failure, her family said. She was 89.

Jane Russell, the dark-haired siren whose sensational debut in the 1943 film “The Outlaw” inspired producer Howard Hughes to challenge the power and strict morality of Hollywood’s production ...

"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" movie star Jane Russell, who became a controversial Hollywood sex symbol, died on Monday at the age of 89, her family said.

Jane Russell, who died this week at 89, was one of the last grown-ups in Hollywood, from a time when celebrating love of country was not a felony and a conservative Republican was not an ...