Sophia Loren winning the Oscar® for Best Actress for her performance in "Two Women" at the 34th Academy Awards® in 1962 -- Presented by Burt Lancaster and accepted by Greer Garson. | The Academy

Sophia Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in TWO WOMEN ('60). It was the first Oscar ever given for a performance in a foreign-language movie. #SummerUnderTheStars | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Jane Russell, who would have been 100 years old this month, began her film career as a sex symbol known primarily for her voluptuous physique. Over the years, however, she developed into a performer of humor and style who made her mark in musical comedy, melodrama and film noir like this film HIS KIND OF WOMAN ('51) opposite Robert Mitchum. We salute her tonight beginning at 8pm ET with her film debut THE OUTLAW ('43) followed by THE PALEFACE ('48) and HIS KIND OF WOMAN ('51). | Turner Classic M

Heute ist der 11. Todestag der US-amerikanischen Schauspielerin † Jane Russell (eigentlich Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell). Geboren am 21. Juni 1921 in Bemidji, Minnesota und gestorben am 28. Februar 2011 in Santa Maria, Kalifornien. Auf dem Höhepunkt ihres Ruhms, Anfang der fünfziger Jahre, benannten amerikanische Soldaten zwei Bergkuppen nach Jane Russell: den Schauplatz einer Schlacht im Korea-Krieg. Bewiesen war damit endgültig, wie sehr sie die Phantasie ihrer männlichen Fans anregte. Das

The Outlaw (1943) Jack Buetel Thomas Mitchell Jane Russell A Trailer The Outlaw is a 1943 American Western film, directed by Howard Hughes and starring Jack Buetel, Jane Russell, Thomas Mitchell, and Walter Huston. Hughes also produced the film, while Howard Hawks served as an uncredited co-director. The film is notable as Russell's breakthrough role, and she became regarded as a sex symbol and a Hollywood icon. Later advertising billed Russell as the sole star. | Because We Love Classic Cinema