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Harold John Avery Russell (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.
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- January 29, 2002
Harold Russell was a Canadian-born actor who lost both hands in a TNT explosion during World War II. He starred in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and won two Oscars for his performance, one for acting and one for inspiration.
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- North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Needham, Massachusetts, USA
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...
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.”
Nov 9, 2021 · Harold Russell lost both hands in a TNT explosion during World War II and starred in The Best Years of Our Lives as a double amputee. He won two Oscars for his role and became a lifelong advocate for disabled veterans.
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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...
