He died at the young age of 26. Supposedly accidentally shot. He was dating Carole Lombard at the time of his death and was supposed to have dinner that night with her and Bing Crosby. His life was way too short.
He and his friend were examining an antique pistol (which hadn't been fired for a hundred years) when it went off and shot Russ through the right eye. I'm glad he made these Victor records (supervised personally by Nat Shilkret, who liked Russ).
He died at the young age of 26. Supposedly accidentally shot. He was dating Carole Lombard at the time of his death and was supposed to have dinner that night with her and Bing Crosby. His life was way too short.
He and his friend were examining an antique pistol (which hadn't been fired for a hundred years) when it went off and shot Russ through the right eye. I'm glad he made these Victor records (supervised personally by Nat Shilkret, who liked Russ).