A vintage 5 x 3 card signed in person by Harold Russell (1914 - 2002), the Oscar-winning American World War II veteran and actor. After losing his hands during his military service, Russell was cast in the epic drama film The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was the first non-professional actor to win an Academy Award for acting, and in 1992 caused controversy by selling the statuette in auction for $60,500. After his death, the unidentified bidder who won the Oscar in auction was identified as Lew Wasserman, a studio executive and talent agent, who then donated it back to the Academy. Russell appeared in two more films after his debut, Inside Moves in 1980 and Dogtown in 1997. He also appeared in an episode of Trapper John, M.D., in 1981 and a two-part episode of the television series China Beach in 1989.