An Evening with Jane Russell June 23, 2010

Hollywood Heritage, Inc.
2100 N. Highland Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90068-3241
323/874-2276 For Immediate Release
Contact: Nick Beck: 818/789-3340

Jane Russell To Appear June 23 at Hollywood Heritage Museum
Iconic Hollywood sex symbol Jane Russell, who starred in “The Outlaw,” “Gentlemen Prefer

Blondes” and “The Revolt of Mamie Stover,” will make a rare personal appearance June 23 at the Hollywood Heritage Museum in the Lasky-DeMille Barn.
The “Evening with Jane Russell” program will begin at 7:30 p.m. with a 45-minute motion picture summary of Ms. Russell’s life and career and close with a conversation with the multi-talented performer/activist.
The deeply-religious entertainer, an adoptive mother of three, founded the World Adoption International Fund (WAIF) in 1952, which placed an estimated 51,000 orphaned children. The next year she championed passage of the Federal Orphan Adoption Amendment,

which allowed children of American servicemen born overseas to be placed for adoption in the U.S. And in 1980 she was at the forefront of the lobbying effort for the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act, which provides reimbursement for eligible foster and adoptive parents, and financial assistance for the additional cost incurred with adopting handicapped children.
The Lasky-DeMille Barn (birthplace of Paramount Pictures) is located at 2100 N. Highland

Avenue, across from the Hollywood Bowl. Parking is free (in Lot D). General admission is $10 ($5

for Hollywood Heritage members) and refreshments are available.
The museum auditorium has seating for only 110 guests, and ticket-seekers are advised to

arrive early. For additional information visit: hollywoodheritage.com>

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