Russell, Jene

...He was called the "Hollywood Casanova" and was known for his flirtations with Hollywood actresses one after another. He also developed his company into a complex of aircraft manufacturing and electronics industries, and became one of the founders of Trans World Airlines (TWA). In 1938, he set a record for flying around the world as a pilot and was awarded the Medal of Honor. He was a central figure in the news. In 1943, he produced and directed the first erotic Western in history, "The Outlaws." The bold design of the bra and costumes, which were specially made to promote new actress Jane Russell (1921-), led to a three-year dispute after the film's premier that became a historic milestone in Hollywood's self-censorship. It was released again in 1946 and is said to have been one of the causes of the "obsession" and "breast mania" of American men after the war. In 1948, he acquired the financially struggling RKO film studios and theater chain for $9 million, seizing full control and enforcing a mysterious policy. ...

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…〈ハリウッドのカサノバ〉と呼ばれて次々にハリウッドの女優と浮き名を流すかたわら，会社を航空機製作と電子工学産業の複合体として飛躍発展させ，トランス･ワールド航空(TWA)の創立者の1人となり，また38年にはパイロットとして世界一周早まわり飛行記録をつくって名誉勲章をあたえられるなど，話題の中心人物であった。43年，史上初のエロチックな西部劇《ならず者》を製作，監督し，新人女優ジェーン･ラッセルJane Russell(1921‐　)を売り出すために特別にあつらえた大胆なデザインのブラジャーと衣装が，映画のプレミア後，ハリウッドの自主検閲の歴史に残る3年に及ぶ紛争を招き，46年にあらためて公開されて，戦後アメリカ男性の〈胸部への執着〉〈乳房狂い〉の一因になったといわれる。48年に，経営難のRKO（アールケーオー）映画の撮影所と劇場チェーンを900万ドルで手にいれて全権を握り，不可解な政策を強行。…

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