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Tall brunette leading lady who hit her stride in the 1940s playing wisecracking, no-nonsense career women in a string of breezy comedies. Entering films in 1935, she was briefly typecast as upper crust, sometimes British "other women", but quickly established herself in leading roles (especially with her performances in such fine films as Dorothy Arzner`s "Craig`s Wife" 1936 and King Vidor`s "The Citadel" 1938). She really achieved full star status, though, with her memorable turn as the sly, bitchy girlfriend of Norma Shearer in the all-star, all-female catfight, "The Women" (1939), as ringmastered by George Cukor. A highly talented, charismatic and appealing actress, she excelled in Howard Hawks` rapid-fire "His Girl Friday" (1940), opposite Cary Grant, and in "My Sister Eileen" (1942), in a role she would later reprise on the musical stage. Her straight dramatic roles were generally less successful, though two of her four Oscar nominations were in very serious if not entirely successful "prestige" films for screenwriter-director Dudley Nichols: "Sister Kenny" (1946) and "Mourning Becomes Electra" (1947).
Russell made fewer films during the 1950s, but kept busy with her huge success in the musicalized "Eileen", renamed "Wonderful Town". Not really a singer, Russell nevertheless bowled audiences over by sheer force of personality, capturing practically every award the theater community had to offer. She later tried a variety of semi-character roles in film which generally relied on the aggressiveness and exuberance of her established star persona. In a number of leading ("Auntie Mame" 1958) and supporting ("Picnic" 1955) roles tinged with seriocomic eccentricity she was quite successful, but her turn as the domineering mother in "Gypsy" (1962) received a split verdict from critics. She continued making films into the early 70s and devoted much of her time to charity work, for which she was awarded a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Russell was long married to producer Frederick Brisson, who helped manage her career. Biography Credit: www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?participantId=167490|135102&afiPersonalNameId=null |
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BiographyFriends and FamilyVan Johnson [Friend] :: Craig Stevens [Friend] :: Alexis Smith [Friend] :: Joan Crawford [Friend] :: Frank Sinatra [Friend] :: Merle Oberon [Friend] :: Greer Garson [Friend]Trivia and QuotesQuotes Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly. Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral. At MGM there was a first wave of top stars, and a second wave to replace them in case they got difficult. I was second in line of defence, behind Myrna Loy. Flops are part of a life`s menu and I`ve never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses. In all those types of films I wore a tan suit, a grey suit, a beige suit and then a negligee for the seventh reel near the end when I would admit to my best friend on the telephone that what I really wanted was to become a little housewife. Taste. You cannot buy such a rare and wonderful thing. You can`t send away for it in a catalogue. And I`m afraid it`s becoming obsolete. Taking joy in life is a woman`s best cosmetic. Being given good material is like being assigned to bake a cake and having the batter made for you. A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity. Where is there beauty when you see deprivation and starvation? Taking joy in living is a woman`s best cosmetic. Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death. I`ll match my flops with anybody`s but I wouldn`t have missed `em. Flops are a part of life`s menu and I`ve never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses. "Taking joy in life is a woman`s best cosmetic." "Taste. You cannot buy such a rare and wonderful thing. You can`t send away for it in a catalogue. And I`m afraid it`s becoming obsolete." "In all those types of films I wore a tan suit, a grey suit, a beige suit and then a negligee for the seventh reel near the end when I would admit to my best friend on the telephone that what I really wanted was to become a little housewife." "Flops are part of a life`s menu and I`ve never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses." "At MGM there was a first wave of top stars, and a second wave to replace them in case they got difficult. I was second in line of defence, behind Myrna Loy." "Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral." "Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly."Trivia Interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, USA, in the center of section M at the statue and cross. Son, Lance Brisson, born May 7, 1943. Died about three weeks after Patrick Dennis, the author of Auntie Mame (1958), one of her most famous roles. She refused to be placed in the "best supporting" category when Columbia Pictures wanted to promote her for an Academy Award nomination for her role in Picnic (1955). Many felt she would have won had she cooperated. Won Broadway`s 1953 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Wonderful Town," a musical based on the same source as her film My Sister Eileen (1942), for which she received an Oscar nomination playing the same character. She also received a 1957 Tony Award nomination as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "Auntie Mame," a part she recreated in an Oscar-nominated performance in the film version Auntie Mame (1958). She died after a long battle with breast cancer in 1976 at the age of 69, although initially her age was misreported because she had shaved a few years off her true age. In 1970, she accepted the Oscar for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" on behalf of Helen Hayes, who wasn`t present at the awards ceremony. Her performance as Hildy Johnson in His Girl Friday (1940) is ranked #28 on Premiere Magazine`s 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006). Cary Grant, introduced her to her future husband and was the best man at their wedding. In Italy, almost all her films were dubbed by either Tina Lattanzi or Lidia Simoneschi. Sister-in-law of actress Elizabeth Russell. In Gypsy (1962), Russell portrayed the mother of famed stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. In The Trouble with Angels (1966), Russell appeared with the real life Gypsy Rose Lee. Her son married actress Patricia Morrow March 15, 1975. They later divorced in the 1980s. Her husband, son, and son`s wife (actress Patricia Morrow), and a priest were at her bedside when she died. Helped Van Johnson overcome his fear of live audiences after goading him into performing in nightclubs. He made his Las Vegas debut in the 1950s. Shares the screen with actress and former vaudevillian June Havoc in My Sister Eileen (1942) and then portrays her mother (of baby June) in the musical Gypsy (1962). Son, Lance Brisson, born May 7, 1943. Her performance as Hildy Johnson in His Girl Friday (1940) is ranked #28 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006). In Italy, almost all her films were dubbed by either Tina Lattanzi or Lidia Simoneschi. Cary Grant, introduced her to her future husband and was the best man at their wedding. In 1970, she accepted the Oscar for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" on behalf of Helen Hayes, who wasn`t present at the awards ceremony. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1708 Vine Street She died after a long battle with breast cancer in 1976 at the age of 69, although initially her age was misreported because she had shaved a few years off her true age. Won Broadway`s 1953 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Wonderful Town," a musical based on the same source as her film My Sister Eileen (1942), for which she received an Oscar nomination playing the same character. She also received a 1957 Tony Award nomination as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "Auntie Mame," a part she recreated in an Oscar-nominated performance in the film version Auntie Mame (1958). She refused to be placed in the "best supporting" category when Columbia Pictures wanted to promote her for an Academy Award nomination for her role in Picnic (1955). Many felt she would have won had she cooperated. Died about three weeks after Patrick Dennis, the author of Auntie Mame (1958), one of her most famous roles. Interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, USA, in the center of section M at the statue and cross. | ||
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