The Actress Heated Up the Silver ScreenJane Russell started her career in movies as star of "The Outlaw," a film so sultry that it sat unreleased for 5 years while its producer, Howard Hughes, negotiated with the censors over shots of her cleavage.
Ms. Russell, who died Monday at age 89, was a star long before most of the public ever saw one of her movies—as a popular, World War II pinup.
But so over-the-top was her appearance that she had more success in comedies, including "The Paleface" (1948) with Bob Hope.
