Bing Russell is a Actor and Writer American born on 5 may 1926 at Brattleboro (USA)
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Birth name Neil Oliver RussellNationality USABirth 5 may 1926 at Brattleboro (
USA)
Death 8 april 2003 (at 76 years) at Thousand Oaks (
USA)
Bing Russell (May 5, 1926 - April 8, 2003) was an American actor and baseball club owner. He was the father of Golden Globe-nominated actor Kurt Russell and grandfather of ex-major league baseball player Matt Franco.
Biography
Russell was born Neil Oliver Russell in Brattleboro, Vermont, the son of Ruth Stewart (née Vogel) and Warren Oliver Russell. He always wanted to become an actor and studied drama at Brattleboro High School. As a boy, he was dubbed an unofficial mascot of the New York Yankees, becoming good friends with the likes of Lefty Gomez and Joe DiMaggio. Also, Lou Gehrig, who was already weakened by illness, gave him the last bat he used to hit a home run before his retirement.
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