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Sol Smith Russell : ウィキペディア英語版 | Sol Smith Russell
Sol Smith Russell (1848–1902) was a 19th-century American comedic stage actor who began performing as a boy during the American Civil War. ==Early life==
Sol Smith Russell was born at Brunswick, Missouri, the eldest of two sons and a daughter raised by Charles and Louise (née Mathews) Russell. While a young boy Russell’s family moved to St. Louis where his father manufactured and sold tinware. Russell’s mother was from Ohio, the daughter of a Cincinnati music teacher. It soon became apparent that Russell did not share his father’s talent as a tin maker and that his best option would be to prepare for a college education. Both his parents were very religious and had a prejudice against the theater, even though Russell’s uncle, Sol Smith (1801–1869), was a well-known actor and theater manager in St. Louis. This family connection enabled Russell easy access to area theaters watching plays, sometimes from backstage, without his parent’s knowledge.〔Famous American Actors of To-Day - 1896 by Charles Edgar Lewis Wingate pg. 368-372〕 At the age of thirteen, not long after the outbreak of the American Civil War, Russell ran away from home to serve in the Union Army as a drummer boy. He tried to enlist as a musician, but was unable to obtain the required written consent of his parents. Russell soon became popular with the officers and soldiers providing entertainment to break the dull routine of daily camp life. He fell ill while stationed at Paducah, Kentucky and after being told that he was likely to die managed to return home to St. Louis, where his mother eventually nursed him back to health.〔Famous American Actors of To-Day - 1896 by Charles Edgar Lewis Wingate pg. 368-372〕
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