Talk:Harold Russell

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This article says that Russell's family moved to the United States in 1933. IMDB says they moved in 1919. Can someone confirm the facts? MK 17:44, 19 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

I have a source that says he had "never been far from his blue-collar neighborhood in Cambridge" before WWII, making immigration in 1933 unlikely. In addition, the same source indicates he enlisted 3 months after Pearl Harbor, not on December 8. My source is "Transformations, A History of Boston University" by Kathleen Kilgore" The above is on pages 214 - 216 and, according the the foot note is based on a personal interview with Russell on 14 June 1988. Pzavon 03:11, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is a question about when Harold Russell joined the military. If you go to www.reelclassics.com they have an interview of Russell that was published in the July 31, 1988 Boston Globe. In that interview Mr. Russell says he joined up the day after Pearl Harbor. Sometimes a person remembers something incorrectly, but that's what the article quotes him as saying. It's a tremendous article, and I highly recommend anyone looking for information on this fine gentleman to read it. --Karenthewriter (talk) 19:45, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I question the emigration dates also.

The article says that he moved to Boston in 1933 (He would have been 19 years old).

Russell had a very strong Boston accent. (you can hear it in his movie roles) His accent is indicative of someone who grew up in Boston rather than someone who moved there at age 19. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.134.18.177 (talk) 20:21, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]