The Best Years of Our Lives
1947
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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 on Tuesday at a nursing home in...
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
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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 movies.” (Martha...
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.
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- January 14, 1914
- Harold Russell
- January 29, 2002
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...
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...
