'A Girl's Best Friend': Jane Russell 1921-2011 « Tara Hanks

At the age of 18, shortly after she began dating Waterfield, Jane fell pregnant. She had a backstreet termination and nearly died. Russell was left infertile, and became an outspoken critic of abortion, regardless of the circumstances. .... In his 1991 book, Marilyn: the Ultimate Look at the Legend, James Haspiel recalled, 'While Marilyn was still living at the Waldorf, her former co-star Jane Russell was staying at a hotel located a couple of blocks away. ...