Harold Russell
Harold Russell Russell in the film The Best Years of Our Lives for which he won two Academy Awards. Born Harold John Russell (1914-01-14)January 14, 1914 North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada Died January 29, 2002(2002-01-29) (aged 88) Needham, Massachusetts Spouse(s) Rita Russell-Nixon (1944-1978) Betty Marshalsea (1981-2002) Children Adele, Gerald Harold John 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). Russell also holds the unique honor of receiving two Academy Awards for the same role.