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Harold Russell

1914 - 2002

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Harold John Avery Russell (January 14, 1914 – January 29, 2002) was an American World War II veteran and actor. 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 the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was the first non-professional actor to win an Academy Award for acting and the first Oscar recipient to sell his award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harold Russell is the 3,323rd most popular writer (up from 5,133rd in 2019), the 240th most popular biography from Canada (up from 391st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Canadian Writer.

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Among writers, Harold Russell ranks 3,323 out of 7,302. Before him are Mia Couto, Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Symeon of Polotsk, Léon-Paul Fargue, Ibn Zaydún, and Anatoly Rybakov. After him are Christopher Robin Milne, Butrus al-Bustani, Alan Sillitoe, August Šenoa, Sohrab Sepehri, and Salomėja Nėris.

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Among people born in 1914, Harold Russell ranks 192. Before him are Brunó Ferenc Straub, Théo Lefèvre, Alfred Andersch, Aníbal Troilo, BP Koirala, and Giuseppe Caprio. After him are Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Johannes Virolainen, Kevin McCarthy, Marcel Kint, George Volkoff, and Haroun Tazieff. Among people deceased in 2002, Harold Russell ranks 149. Before him are Lolita Torres, Xavier Montsalvatge, Herb Ritts, Héctor Trujillo, Gustaaf Deloor, and Elie Hobeika. After him are Gabriel Almond, Marcel Kint, Văn Tiến Dũng, Heinz von Foerster, Layne Staley, and Julio Pérez.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Harold Russell ranks 240 out of 1,622. Before him are Garth Hudson (1937), Joe Clark (1939), Hume Cronyn (1911), E. Pauline Johnson (1861), Elisha Cuthbert (1982), and Walter Pidgeon (1897). After him are René Lévesque (1922), Roger Spottiswoode (1945), Conrad Black (1944), Bobby Hull (1939), Jean Béliveau (1931), and Northrop Frye (1912).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Harold Russell ranks 12. Before him are David Morrell (1943), Robin Sharma (1965), Brian Tracy (1944), Antonine Maillet (1929), Shulamith Firestone (1945), and E. Pauline Johnson (1861). After him are Gabrielle Roy (1909), Marie-Claire Blais (1939), Anne Hébert (1916), David Shore (1959), Gordon R. Dickson (1923), and Louise Penny (1958).

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