John Russell was born on 24 May 1917 in London, England, UK. He was married to Nicole Milinaire, Hon. Lydia Yarde-Buller and Clare Hollway. He died on 25 October 2002 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
The first peer of the realm to espouse show business in order to raise
money to keep up his stately home. It was said that there was little he
would not do in the interests of promoting Woburn.