death_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
5 may 1956 1946-1956 russell shearman
 russell shearman special effects artist .
russell shearman

russell shearman -lrb- died may 5 , 1956 -rrb- was an american special effects artist .
he won an academy award during the 21st academy awards for best special effects .
he won for the film `` portrait of jennie '' .
he shared his win with paul eagler , charles l. freeman , j. mcmillan johnson , clarence slifer and james g. stewart .
