A 1941 Life magazine article says that one Ernestine Russell took the first name Jane, i.e. Jane Russell in honor of Jane Cowl (1883-1950). Boston-born Cowl was a Broadway star and playwright nicknamed "Cryin' Jane" for all the weepy parts she created. Despite that, her best known work, which she wrote (under a pseudonym), directed […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:48AM on December 14, 2019