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Harold John Avery Russell[1][2] (January 14, 1914 – January 29, 2002) was an American World War II veteran. After losing his hands during his military service, Russell was cast in the epic drama film The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Feb 1, 2002 · Harold Russell, a disabled veteran of World War II who won two Academy Awards for his performance in the 1946 movie ''The Best Years of Our Lives,'' died...
Actor: The Best Years of Our Lives. Harold John Russell was born in Nova Scotia in 1914. His family moved to Cambridge Massachusetts when his father died in 1919. He was training paratroopers at Camp MacKall NC on June 6, 1944 when some TNT he was using exploded in his hands.
Dec 10, 2016 · Harold Russell, double amputee, who won an Academy Award for his first and only previous film,”The Best Years of Our Lives,” and is now at work on Richard Donner’s film “Inside...
Actor: The Best Years of Our Lives. Harold John Russell was born in Nova Scotia in 1914. His family moved to Cambridge Massachusetts when his father died in 1919. He was training paratroopers at Camp MacKall NC on June 6, 1944 when some TNT he was using exploded in his hands.
Nov 9, 2021 · For his role as double amputee Homer Parrish in 1946's The Best Years of Our Lives, actual veteran Harold Russell earned unique distinction as the first non-professional actor to win an Oscar and...
Feb 1, 2002 · Harold Russell, the disabled World War II veteran who received two Academy Awards for his role in “The Best Years of Our Lives,” has died. He was 88. Russell, who lost both of his hands in an...
Feb 3, 2002 · Harold Russell, who died Tuesday of a heart attack at 88, never was a professional actor. Yet he won not one but two Academy Awards for his performance in his first motion...
Feb 2, 2002 · Harold Russell, 88, a disabled World War II veteran who received two Academy Awards for his riveting portrayal of a double amputee in the 1946 homecoming film "The Best Years of Our...
Jan 29, 2002 · Harold Russell (January 14, 1914 – January 29, 2002) was a Canadian-American World War II veteran who became one of only two non-professional actors to win an Academy Award for acting (the other being Haing S. Ngor).