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russell our lives '' for which he won two academy awards in . the film '' the best years of 29 january 2002 needham , massachusetts adele , gerald north sydney , nova scotia , canada harold russell 14 january 1914 rita -rrb- russell-nixon -lrb- 1944-1978 -rrb- betty marshalsea -lrb- 1981-2002 best years of our lives 01 bar.jpg harold russell
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harold russell

harold john russell -lrb- january 14 , 1914 -- january 29 , 2002 -rrb- was a canadian-american world war ii veteran who became one of only two non-professional actors to win an academy award for acting -lrb- the other being haing s. ngor -rrb- .
russell also holds the unique honor of receiving two academy awards for the same role .
