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[td][[File:Jane Russell LF.jpg|thumb|Russell in February 2008|left|236x236px]]Russell was a devout Christian.<ref name=":0" /> At the height of her career, Russell started the "Hollywood Christian Group", a weekly [[Bible study (Christian)|Bible study]] at her home which was attended by many of the leading names in the film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mott |first=Stephanie |date=2016-09-28 |title=Jane Russell on the Struggle of Being a Christian in Hollywood |url=https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/stories-of-faith-and-miracles.html |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Movieguide |language=en-US}}</ref> Russell tried to invite Marilyn Monroe to join, but she declined.<ref name=":1" /> Monroe once said, "Jane tried to convert me [to Christianity], and I tried to introduce her to [[Freud]]." In an interview, Russell later said "I certainly wasn't trying to convert her to religion because I don't like religion", noting that she didn't consider Christianity "a religion".<ref>{{Citation|title=Jane Russell Interviewed About Marilyn Monroe And Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1992| date=June 6, 2014 |url=}}</ref> Russell appeared occasionally on the ''[[Praise (TV program)|Praise the Lord]]'' television program on the [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]], a Christian television channel based in [[Tustin, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-02-28 |title=In Memory of Jane Russell |url=https://dearmrgable.com/?p=1354 |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=dearmrgable.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Praise {{!}} Trinity Broadcasting Network |url=https://www.tbn.org/programs/praise |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=[[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/trinity-broadcasting-network |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=[[LinkedIn]]}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Russell was a prominent supporter of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], and attended [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]'s [[inauguration]], along with such other notables from Hollywood as [[Lou Costello]], [[Dick Powell]], [[June Allyson]], [[Hugh O'Brian]], [[Anita Louise]] and [[Louella Parsons]]. She was a recovering alcoholic who went into rehab at age 79, and described herself in a 2003 interview, saying, "These days, I am a teetotal, mean-spirited, right-wing, narrow-minded, conservative Christian bigot, but not a racist.yeah right"<ref name="New York Times Obituary"/><ref Name="Obit">[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/01/jane-russell-dies?INTCMP=SRCH "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes star Jane Russell dies at 89"], guardian.co.uk, March 1, 2011; accessed August 20, 2014.</ref>[/td]
[td]Russell was a prominent supporter of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], and attended [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]'s [[inauguration]], along with such other notables from Hollywood as [[Lou Costello]], [[Dick Powell]], [[June Allyson]], [[Hugh O'Brian]], [[Anita Louise]] and [[Louella Parsons]]. She was a recovering alcoholic who went into rehab at age 79, and described herself in a 2003 interview, saying, "These days, I am a teetotal, mean-spirited, right-wing, narrow-minded, conservative Christian bigot, but not a racist."<ref name="New York Times Obituary"/><ref Name="Obit">[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/01/jane-russell-dies?INTCMP=SRCH "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes star Jane Russell dies at 89"], guardian.co.uk, March 1, 2011; accessed August 20, 2014.</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
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[td][[File:Jane Russell LF.jpg|thumb|Russell in February 2008|left|236x236px]]Russell was a devout Christian.<ref name=":0" /> At the height of her career, Russell started the "Hollywood Christian Group", a weekly [[Bible study (Christian)|Bible study]] at her home which was attended by many of the leading names in the film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mott |first=Stephanie |date=2016-09-28 |title=Jane Russell on the Struggle of Being a Christian in Hollywood |url=https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/stories-of-faith-and-miracles.html |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Movieguide |language=en-US}}</ref> Russell tried to invite Marilyn Monroe to join, but she declined.<ref name=":1" /> Monroe once said, "Jane tried to convert me [to Christianity], and I tried to introduce her to [[Freud]]." In an interview, Russell later said "I certainly wasn't trying to convert her to religion because I don't like religion", noting that she didn't consider Christianity "a religion".<ref>{{Citation|title=Jane Russell Interviewed About Marilyn Monroe And Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1992| date=June 6, 2014 |url=}}</ref> Russell appeared occasionally on the ''[[Praise (TV program)|Praise the Lord]]'' television program on the [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]], a Christian television channel based in [[Tustin, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-02-28 |title=In Memory of Jane Russell |url=https://dearmrgable.com/?p=1354 |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=dearmrgable.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Praise {{!}} Trinity Broadcasting Network |url=https://www.tbn.org/programs/praise |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=[[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/trinity-broadcasting-network |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=[[LinkedIn]]}}</ref>[/td]Revision as of 09:54, 4 September 2025
[/td][td][[File:Jane Russell LF.jpg|thumb|Russell in February 2008|left|236x236px]]Russell was a devout Christian.<ref name=":0" /> At the height of her career, Russell started the "Hollywood Christian Group", a weekly [[Bible study (Christian)|Bible study]] at her home which was attended by many of the leading names in the film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mott |first=Stephanie |date=2016-09-28 |title=Jane Russell on the Struggle of Being a Christian in Hollywood |url=https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/stories-of-faith-and-miracles.html |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Movieguide |language=en-US}}</ref> Russell tried to invite Marilyn Monroe to join, but she declined.<ref name=":1" /> Monroe once said, "Jane tried to convert me [to Christianity], and I tried to introduce her to [[Freud]]." In an interview, Russell later said "I certainly wasn't trying to convert her to religion because I don't like religion", noting that she didn't consider Christianity "a religion".<ref>{{Citation|title=Jane Russell Interviewed About Marilyn Monroe And Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1992| date=June 6, 2014 |url=}}</ref> Russell appeared occasionally on the ''[[Praise (TV program)|Praise the Lord]]'' television program on the [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]], a Christian television channel based in [[Tustin, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-02-28 |title=In Memory of Jane Russell |url=https://dearmrgable.com/?p=1354 |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=dearmrgable.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Praise {{!}} Trinity Broadcasting Network |url=https://www.tbn.org/programs/praise |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=[[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/trinity-broadcasting-network |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=[[LinkedIn]]}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Russell was a prominent supporter of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], and attended [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]'s [[inauguration]], along with such other notables from Hollywood as [[Lou Costello]], [[Dick Powell]], [[June Allyson]], [[Hugh O'Brian]], [[Anita Louise]] and [[Louella Parsons]]. She was a recovering alcoholic who went into rehab at age 79, and described herself in a 2003 interview, saying, "These days, I am a teetotal, mean-spirited, right-wing, narrow-minded, conservative Christian bigot, but not a racist.yeah right"<ref name="New York Times Obituary"/><ref Name="Obit">[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/01/jane-russell-dies?INTCMP=SRCH "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes star Jane Russell dies at 89"], guardian.co.uk, March 1, 2011; accessed August 20, 2014.</ref>[/td]
[td]Russell was a prominent supporter of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], and attended [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]'s [[inauguration]], along with such other notables from Hollywood as [[Lou Costello]], [[Dick Powell]], [[June Allyson]], [[Hugh O'Brian]], [[Anita Louise]] and [[Louella Parsons]]. She was a recovering alcoholic who went into rehab at age 79, and described herself in a 2003 interview, saying, "These days, I am a teetotal, mean-spirited, right-wing, narrow-minded, conservative Christian bigot, but not a racist."<ref name="New York Times Obituary"/><ref Name="Obit">[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/01/jane-russell-dies?INTCMP=SRCH "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes star Jane Russell dies at 89"], guardian.co.uk, March 1, 2011; accessed August 20, 2014.</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
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