Notable deaths of 2011: Film and television

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Bert SchneiderHarry MorganAlan SuesBill McKinneyKen RussellAndy RooneyGil CatesSue MengersFrances BayJohn CalleyCliff RobertsonPolly PlattG.D. SpradlinSherwood SchwartzPeter FalkLaura ZiskinJames ArnessJeff ConawayArthur LaurentsJackie CooperMadelyn Pugh DavisMichael SarrazinArthur MarxFarley GrangerElizabeth TaylorJane RussellWalter SeltzerBetty GarrettJohn BarryMaria SchneiderCharlie CallasDon KirshnerSusannah YorkDavid NelsonPeter YatesPete PostlethwaiteAnne Francis

Russell's provocative performance in the 1943 Howard Hughes film "The Outlaw" -- and the publicity shots posing her in a low-cut blouse while reclined on a stack of hay bales -- marked a turning point in moviedom sexuality. She became a bona fide star and a favorite pinup girl of soldiers during World War II. She was 89. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-jane-russell-20110301,0,1095821.story"><span class="center_label">Full obituary</span></a><br>
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Jane Russell

( Reuters )

Russell's provocative performance in the 1943 Howard Hughes film "The Outlaw" -- and the publicity shots posing her in a low-cut blouse while reclined on a stack of hay bales -- marked a turning point in moviedom sexuality. She became a bona fide star and a favorite pinup girl of soldiers during World War II. She was 89. Full obituary

Notable film and television deaths of 2010

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