Researching Russell Shearman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1228 people with the Shearman surname? In that year Shearman was ranked number 2388 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Russell means "red-haired" and is of French origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Russell Shearman and the Shearman Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1182 people with the Shearman surname in the UK? Shearman is now ranked number 2947 for popularity in the UK. |
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Russell Shearman
Russell Morrison Shearman (April 27, 1908 – May 5, 1956) was an American special effects artist. He won a Technical Achievement Award at the 19th Academy Awards in 1946 along with Marty Martin and Jack Lannan of the RKO Radio Studio Special Effects Dept.for the development of a new method of simulating falling snow on motion picture sets for It's a Wonderful Life. It's a Wonderful Life won just the one Academy Award, in the Technical Achievement category for developing a new method of creating artificial snow. Before It's a Wonderful Life, fake movie snow was mostly made from cornflakes painted white and it was so loud when stepped on that any snow-filled scenes with dialogue had to be re-dubbed afterwards. RKO studio's head of special effects, Russell Sherman, developed a new compound, utilizing water, soap flakes, foamite and sugar. He won an Academy Award during the 21st Academy Awards for Best Special Effects. He won for the film Portrait of Jennie. He shared his win with Paul Eagler, Charles L. Freeman, Joseph McMillan Johnson, Clarence Slifer and James G. Stewart.
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Other names that sound a bit like Shearman
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