Harold Russell Autographs
Harold John Avery Russell (January 14, 1914 – January 29, 2002) was an 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 the first Oscar recipient to sell his award.
Harold Russell was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, and moved to Massachusetts, United States, with his family in 1921, after his father's death in 1920.
At the time of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Russell was living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, working at a food market. In his 1949 autobiography Victory in My Hands he wrote that he rushed to enlist in the United States Army because he considered himself a failure.
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Traded items with a signature of Harold Russell
The most expensive item with a signature of Harold Russell (HAROLD RUSSELL - DOCUMENT SIGNED 05/15/1947) was sold in October 2025 for $714.85 while the cheapest item (HAROLD RUSSELL CANADIAN ACTOR BORN AMERICAN ACTOR HAND SIGNED PHOTO) found a new owner for $2.24 in June 2022. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2017 with an average selling price of $4.92 for an autographed item of Harold Russell. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with $412.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.92 was March 2017. In average, an autographed item from Harold Russell is worth $35.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Harold Russell were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Harold Russell / Victory in my Hands inscribed copy Signed 1st Edition 1949 | $400.99 |  |
| Harold Russell / Victory in my Hands inscribed copy Signed 1st Edition 1949 | $400.99 | |
| Harold Russell / Victory in my Hands inscribed copy Signed 1st Edition 1949 | $412.00 | |
| Harold Russell / Victory in my Hands inscribed copy Signed 1st Edition 1949 | $412.00 | |
| Harold Russell / Victory in my Hands Signed 1st Edition 1949 No Jacket | $105.21 | |
| Harold Russell / Victory in my Hands Signed 1st Edition 1949 No Jacket | $105.21 | |
 | HAROLD RUSSELL check autograph signed | $75.00 | |
| HAROLD RUSSELL check autograph signed | $75.00 | |
| Harold Russell- Signed B&W Book Photograph | $24.00 | |
| Harold Russell- Signed B&W Book Photograph | $24.00 | |
| Oscar Winner HAROLD RUSSELL "The Best Years of My Life" (1981) SIGNED 1st Ed. | $207.95 | |
| SIGNED Harold Russell Victory in My Hands 1st Ed/DJ 1949 WW2 Disabled Vet Actor | $256.00 | |
| SIGNED Harold Russell Victory in My Hands 1st Ed/DJ 1949 WW2 Disabled Vet Actor | $256.00 | |
| Victory In My Hands Signed By Harold Russell 1st Ed 2 Oscar Winner | $204.00 | |
| Victory In My Hands Signed By Harold Russell 1st Ed 2 Oscar Winner | $204.00 | |
