The Best Years of Our Lives
1947
Search results
People also ask
Who was Harold Russell?
Where was Harold Russell born and raised?
Who is Harold Russell's wife?
Where is Ken Harold Russell now?
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.
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.
- January 14, 1914
- January 29, 2002
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 on Tuesday at a nursing home in Needham,...
Dec 10, 2016 · His role as Homer Parrish, an injured soldier with a pair of prosthetic hooks where his hands used to be, is one of the most distinctive in the history of Hollywood. Harold was the only actor to...
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.
- January 1, 1
- North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
- January 1, 1
- Needham, Massachusetts, USA
Nov 9, 2021 · Hollywood History: How World War II forced the Academy to rethink the 1942 Oscars. How Scenes from a Marriage spurred a Swedish marital crisis. We look at the story of Harold Russell, wounded...
Feb 3, 2002 · Feb 3, 2002. By Tim Page. The Washington Post. E-mail this article. Print this article. One of the most unusual and affecting chapters in the history of Hollywood ended last week in a Massachusetts...
