Double Oscar actor dies of heart attack

The only actor ever to have received two Oscars for the same film has died, aged 88.

Fri, 01 Feb, 2002 - 19:09

The only actor ever to have received two Oscars for the same film has died, aged 88.

Harold Russell, who received two Academy Awards for his role in "The Best Years of Our Lives" after losing his hands in World War II has suffered a heart attack.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Needham, Massachusetts Place: Camp Mackall Place: North Carolina Person: Harold Russell Person: Russell Person: Sam Goldwyn Person: Homer Parrish Person: William Wyler Person: Fredric March Person: Myrna Loy Event: World War II Event: Pearl Harbor Organisation: US Army Organisation: WWII

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