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Did you notice Jane Russell?

posted 16 years ago by mcfish-2
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Think of the scene where Irene Manning (Fay Templeton) sings "So Long Mary." At the beginning, there are some women starting the song. Listen and look closely at; I think it was the second one.
I swear it is Jane Russell. It sounds like her and looks like her, even with a head piece on. I love "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and it sounds just like her. I am going to buy the DVD, but does anyone else notice this?
She's not credited. She's not in the Trivia section. And I looked her up on IMDB. There's nothing in there.
I can't believe no one hasn't noticed her before.
Someone please check and let me know if I'm seeing things.
Thanks

[–] shulma2002 16 years ago

Yes, it looks like Jane Russell. I know exactly who you mean. Russell was already a big star so it couldn't have been her but I noticed a stunning ressemblance and you are very sharp to notice this.

[–] mdudnikov 15 years ago

Yes I noticed it as well. IMDB is usually great about these things, but occasionally errors occur. Is it her? Well it sure looks like her and her movie debut is listed as 1943, which was only a year later so it could have been. However my guess is that it is simply someone who looks a great deal like her, as she has had a long public career, and I have never heard her or anyone else mention this, which would surely be a great thing to take note of.