Harold Russell

Harold Russell

Рождение : 1914-01-14, North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

Смерть : 2002-01-29

История

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). Russell also holds the unique honor of receiving two Academy Awards for the same role. Russell also has the distinction of being the only performer to sell his award Oscar at auction.

Профиль

Harold Russell

Фильмы

Dogtown
Blessed William
Philip Van Horn, who left his small town a long time ago to become a Hollywood actor and hasn't had any success at that, returns to the town for a visit. There he is uniformally met like some kind of celebrity and movie star. He uses it to impress his (and everybody's) school love Dorothy, her life now a grey boring experience.
Inside Moves
Wings
After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Rory begins spending a lot of time at a neighborhood bar full of interesting misfits. When Jerry the bartender suddenly finds himself playing basketball for the Golden State Warriors, Rory and the rest of the bar regulars hope his success will provide a lift to their sagging spirits. Will Jerry forget his friends? What about his junkie hooker girlfriend and her pimp?
Лучшие годы нашей жизни
Homer Parrish
Фильм рассказывает историю о трех офицерах американской армии, которые с войны возвращаются домой к своим семьям. Эл, Фред и Хомер — эта история о них, у Эла дома жена и двое уже подросших детей, которые как раз вступают во взрослую жизнь, он пытается наверстать упущенное, узнать их заново и вновь завоевать семейную любовь и доверие, по возвращению его приглашают работать в банке на более высокую должность, нежели он был до того как отправился на войну. У Фреда в свою очередь красавица жена, которая начала самостоятельную жизнь, уехав от родителей Фреда и поселившись в отеле и как видимо не очень то скучала без мужа, к тому же на работу Фреда брать не торопятся и у него, серьезные финансовые проблемы, после совместной выпивки в баре Фред попадает домой к Элу и там он влюбляется в дочь Эла, Пегги.
Diary of a Sergeant
Himself (uncredited)
Harold Russell, an American soldier who lost his hands in a training accident, tells the story of his medical rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC, how he and his fellow amputees at the hospital at first despaired and then found new hope in the prostheses and training available to amputees through the Army's medical corps. Russell learns to wear and to operate the hooks which replace his hands and becomes competent to perform many tasks he had once thought no longer possible. Discharged from the Army, he is welcomed into Boston College by college president William J. Murphy, S.J.