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JANE RUSSELL: 1921-2011 -- Jane Russell, the buxom brunette bombshell who became one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols of the '40s and '50s, died on Feb. 28 of respiratory failure in her California home. She was 89. Buck Waterfield, one of Russell's three adopted children, said she 'passed away peacefully' with her family and loved ones by her side. Russell is best known for playing the sexpot in film such as 'The Out law Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,' and 'The Tall Men.'