Olivia de Havilland, Anne Baxter and Harold Russell winning their Oscar

sorry for no sound...not my fault.

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[lookingathis]

Thats my Grandfather YAY! Mister Russell.

[DawnWeatherby]

You should be proud of your grandfather. Hollywood made a mistake by not casting him in more projects. I wrote your grandfather a fan letter about 15 years ago and he graciously responded. There is some disagreement on the Wikipedia discussion page, on the article of him, as to when he moved to Boston. Maybe you can help clear it up.

[Tee Mac]

Your Grandfather was such a beautiful man. I got a chance to meet him when I was younger. My uncle, Brian McMahon interviewed him for his book and Harold wore such a great smile and answered all the questions my young curious mind had to offer. Best wishes to you and your family. He played clips of this movie for me in his basement while my uncle and his colleague interviewed him. I will never forget him.

[MissLizaMay]

He gave one of the best performances of all time - you should be very proud of him. The Best Years of Our Lives is (imho) the best movie ever made, but it would have been nothing without Russell.

[J S Lasher]

Harold Russell deserved both of his Oscars. He gave a memorable performance in 'The Best Years of Our Lives'.

[JubalCalif]

I'm glad you put "sorry, no sound" in your descriptiion! For a moment there, I'd thought I'd gone deaf!

[dflartist]

this was the year lionel barrymore was not nominated for 'its a wonderful life'. so unfair. one of the greatest supporting performances of all time.

[myrnaloysboy]

Yes that really is Anne Revere.

[myrnaloysboy]

You should be so proud of him, I love him in the Best Years of Our Lives. What encouragement he gave to war time and servicemen and women in general. God bless him.

[missuniworld]

AMAZING!

00:28 Olivia de Havilland

00:34 Lionel Barrymore presents the Academy Award for Anne Baxter.

01:10 Anne Revere (?) presents the Acaddemy Award for Harold Russell