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Willard Russell's wife, Charlotte, is dying of cancer, so he and his son, Arvin, embark on a frantic regimen of supplicating God for her well-being at a backyard "prayer log."

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It's hailed as Mr. Russell's return to a big-time stage and Mr. John's valentine to an inspiration that influenced his career 40 years ago.

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In the 1940s, at a time when Hollywood operated under a strict production code, Hughes was credited with sparing nothing to a make a sensation of his movie and Ms. Russell's role in it.

Jane Russell, film siren who sizzled on-screen in 'The Outlaw,' dies at 89 2011

Turns out the exes had a lounge act and reunite to sing Leon Russell's "A Song For You," which Janney says "is probably one of the hardest songs to sing for someone who hadn't sung since stepping off the 9 to 5 stage over a year earlier."

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In addition to being known as a connoisseur of pulchritude, Hughes had a reputation as an inventor, and was said to have designed a special bra to make even more of Ms. Russell's appearance.

Jane Russell, film siren who sizzled on-screen in 'The Outlaw,' dies at 89 2011

Finding foxes, once the port has been put away and the horses have been tacked, begins with Russell's "drawing the hounds through a covert."

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Some argue that the Russell's surge highlights how small companies have been able to better grow revenue and cut costs in a tough economy.

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Some of the Russell's top performers have already doubled this year, including Alon USA Energy , an oil refiner; Pharmasset , a developer of hepatitis C treatments; Vonage Holdings , a broadband messaging service; and Silicon Graphics International , a computer-server and storage company.

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The whippers-in, meanwhile, act as Russell's assistants.

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He became known for his defiant efforts to break the restraints of the motion picture production code in his display of Ms. Russell's dimensions, reportedly 38D-24-36.

Jane Russell, film siren who sizzled on-screen in 'The Outlaw,' dies at 89 2011