With her smoldering gaze, voluptuous body, and on-screen charisma, Jane Russell was the epitome of a sexy movie star. Best known for her performances in films such as The Outlaw (1943), His Kind of Woman (1952), and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) where she appears opposite Marilyn Monroe, Russell broke the mold for what motion picture actress should look like and what she should wear. As biographer Christina Rice writes in her book Mean… Moody… Magnificent! Jane Russell and the Marketing of a Hollywood Legend: “she carved out a place for herself in Hollywood and became one of its more recognizable figures.”