Son of Harry Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit.
His name is sometimes written Russell Williams Thaw.
He co-starred with his mother in at least five films: Threads of Destiny (1918), Redemption (1917), Her Mistake (1918), The Woman Who Gave (1918), I Want to Forget (1918), and The Hidden Woman (1922).
Russell William Thaw grew up to be a noted pilot. During World War II he scored five air victories, and after the war served as a test pilot for Douglas Aircraft, flying early jet bomber prototypes.
1913
New York Passenger Lists
Name: Russell Thaw
Arrival Date:10 Oct 1913
Birth Date:Oct 1910
Birth Location Other:u s city
Age:3
Gender:Male
Port of Departure:Liverpool, England
Port of Arrival:New York, New York
Ship Name:Lusitania
1934
Alabama Passenger Lists
Name: Russel William Thaw
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Oct 1910
Birth Place: Berlin, Germany
Arrival Date: 14 Apr 1934
Arrival Place: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Age at Arrival: 23
Vessel: Vestvangen
Address in U.S.: Hakeville, Long Island, NY
New Orleans STATES, Friday, Apr 20, 1934, p. 20:
Arrived This Morning:
Vestvangen (Nor.) (from) Mobile… Aluminum Line….Press St.
Apr. 12, 1934, p.19:
Due to sail from New Orleans:
Vestvangen…(destination:) Port au Prince…Aluminum Line….(scheduled to sail) April 21
San Diego UNION, Dec. 12, 1934, p. 3:
"The steamer Vestvangen of the Aluminum Lines, which left Mobile, Ala., a few days, was reported aground off the north coast of Trinidad…"
Married 1936 in Los Angeles Katherine Emily Roberts, "a Beverly Hills debutante and Radcliffe graduate." Her sister married Samuel Peabody Barrymore Colt, son of actress Ethel Barrymore and the great-grandson of Samuel Colt, inventor of the Colt revolver.
Russell Thaw and Katherine separated March 15, 1939. Katherine Thaw sued her husband for cruelty and "refusal to live with her" (New York Times, December 13, 1939; Los Angeles Times, July 9, 1941). The 1940 census lists Russell Thaw as divorced, though the divorce was not finalized until July 8, 1941. Katherine Thaw stated that her husband had separated from her stating that he could not support the both of them (New York Times, July 9, 1941).
He married in 1943 Barbara Ruth Hall and had three children, Michael William Thaw, Russell Hall Thaw, and Theresa Nesbit Thaw.
"In his later years, he served as the postmaster of a small town in Connecticut."(Wikipedia)
His name is sometimes written Russell Williams Thaw.
He co-starred with his mother in at least five films: Threads of Destiny (1918), Redemption (1917), Her Mistake (1918), The Woman Who Gave (1918), I Want to Forget (1918), and The Hidden Woman (1922).
Russell William Thaw grew up to be a noted pilot. During World War II he scored five air victories, and after the war served as a test pilot for Douglas Aircraft, flying early jet bomber prototypes.
1913
New York Passenger Lists
Name: Russell Thaw
Arrival Date:10 Oct 1913
Birth Date:Oct 1910
Birth Location Other:u s city
Age:3
Gender:Male
Port of Departure:Liverpool, England
Port of Arrival:New York, New York
Ship Name:Lusitania
1934
Alabama Passenger Lists
Name: Russel William Thaw
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Oct 1910
Birth Place: Berlin, Germany
Arrival Date: 14 Apr 1934
Arrival Place: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Age at Arrival: 23
Vessel: Vestvangen
Address in U.S.: Hakeville, Long Island, NY
New Orleans STATES, Friday, Apr 20, 1934, p. 20:
Arrived This Morning:
Vestvangen (Nor.) (from) Mobile… Aluminum Line….Press St.
Apr. 12, 1934, p.19:
Due to sail from New Orleans:
Vestvangen…(destination:) Port au Prince…Aluminum Line….(scheduled to sail) April 21
San Diego UNION, Dec. 12, 1934, p. 3:
"The steamer Vestvangen of the Aluminum Lines, which left Mobile, Ala., a few days, was reported aground off the north coast of Trinidad…"
Married 1936 in Los Angeles Katherine Emily Roberts, "a Beverly Hills debutante and Radcliffe graduate." Her sister married Samuel Peabody Barrymore Colt, son of actress Ethel Barrymore and the great-grandson of Samuel Colt, inventor of the Colt revolver.
Russell Thaw and Katherine separated March 15, 1939. Katherine Thaw sued her husband for cruelty and "refusal to live with her" (New York Times, December 13, 1939; Los Angeles Times, July 9, 1941). The 1940 census lists Russell Thaw as divorced, though the divorce was not finalized until July 8, 1941. Katherine Thaw stated that her husband had separated from her stating that he could not support the both of them (New York Times, July 9, 1941).
He married in 1943 Barbara Ruth Hall and had three children, Michael William Thaw, Russell Hall Thaw, and Theresa Nesbit Thaw.
"In his later years, he served as the postmaster of a small town in Connecticut."(Wikipedia)
Son of Harry Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit.
His name is sometimes written Russell Williams Thaw.
He co-starred with his mother in at least five films: Threads of Destiny (1918), Redemption (1917), Her Mistake (1918), The Woman Who Gave (1918), I Want to Forget (1918), and The Hidden Woman (1922).
Russell William Thaw grew up to be a noted pilot. During World War II he scored five air victories, and after the war served as a test pilot for Douglas Aircraft, flying early jet bomber prototypes.
1913
New York Passenger Lists
Name: Russell Thaw
Arrival Date:10 Oct 1913
Birth Date:Oct 1910
Birth Location Other:u s city
Age:3
Gender:Male
Port of Departure:Liverpool, England
Port of Arrival:New York, New York
Ship Name:Lusitania
1934
Alabama Passenger Lists
Name: Russel William Thaw
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Oct 1910
Birth Place: Berlin, Germany
Arrival Date: 14 Apr 1934
Arrival Place: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Age at Arrival: 23
Vessel: Vestvangen
Address in U.S.: Hakeville, Long Island, NY
New Orleans STATES, Friday, Apr 20, 1934, p. 20:
Arrived This Morning:
Vestvangen (Nor.) (from) Mobile… Aluminum Line….Press St.
Apr. 12, 1934, p.19:
Due to sail from New Orleans:
Vestvangen…(destination:) Port au Prince…Aluminum Line….(scheduled to sail) April 21
San Diego UNION, Dec. 12, 1934, p. 3:
"The steamer Vestvangen of the Aluminum Lines, which left Mobile, Ala., a few days, was reported aground off the north coast of Trinidad…"
Married 1936 in Los Angeles Katherine Emily Roberts, "a Beverly Hills debutante and Radcliffe graduate." Her sister married Samuel Peabody Barrymore Colt, son of actress Ethel Barrymore and the great-grandson of Samuel Colt, inventor of the Colt revolver.
Russell Thaw and Katherine separated March 15, 1939. Katherine Thaw sued her husband for cruelty and "refusal to live with her" (New York Times, December 13, 1939; Los Angeles Times, July 9, 1941). The 1940 census lists Russell Thaw as divorced, though the divorce was not finalized until July 8, 1941. Katherine Thaw stated that her husband had separated from her stating that he could not support the both of them (New York Times, July 9, 1941).
He married in 1943 Barbara Ruth Hall and had three children, Michael William Thaw, Russell Hall Thaw, and Theresa Nesbit Thaw.
"In his later years, he served as the postmaster of a small town in Connecticut."(Wikipedia)
His name is sometimes written Russell Williams Thaw.
He co-starred with his mother in at least five films: Threads of Destiny (1918), Redemption (1917), Her Mistake (1918), The Woman Who Gave (1918), I Want to Forget (1918), and The Hidden Woman (1922).
Russell William Thaw grew up to be a noted pilot. During World War II he scored five air victories, and after the war served as a test pilot for Douglas Aircraft, flying early jet bomber prototypes.
1913
New York Passenger Lists
Name: Russell Thaw
Arrival Date:10 Oct 1913
Birth Date:Oct 1910
Birth Location Other:u s city
Age:3
Gender:Male
Port of Departure:Liverpool, England
Port of Arrival:New York, New York
Ship Name:Lusitania
1934
Alabama Passenger Lists
Name: Russel William Thaw
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Oct 1910
Birth Place: Berlin, Germany
Arrival Date: 14 Apr 1934
Arrival Place: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Age at Arrival: 23
Vessel: Vestvangen
Address in U.S.: Hakeville, Long Island, NY
New Orleans STATES, Friday, Apr 20, 1934, p. 20:
Arrived This Morning:
Vestvangen (Nor.) (from) Mobile… Aluminum Line….Press St.
Apr. 12, 1934, p.19:
Due to sail from New Orleans:
Vestvangen…(destination:) Port au Prince…Aluminum Line….(scheduled to sail) April 21
San Diego UNION, Dec. 12, 1934, p. 3:
"The steamer Vestvangen of the Aluminum Lines, which left Mobile, Ala., a few days, was reported aground off the north coast of Trinidad…"
Married 1936 in Los Angeles Katherine Emily Roberts, "a Beverly Hills debutante and Radcliffe graduate." Her sister married Samuel Peabody Barrymore Colt, son of actress Ethel Barrymore and the great-grandson of Samuel Colt, inventor of the Colt revolver.
Russell Thaw and Katherine separated March 15, 1939. Katherine Thaw sued her husband for cruelty and "refusal to live with her" (New York Times, December 13, 1939; Los Angeles Times, July 9, 1941). The 1940 census lists Russell Thaw as divorced, though the divorce was not finalized until July 8, 1941. Katherine Thaw stated that her husband had separated from her stating that he could not support the both of them (New York Times, July 9, 1941).
He married in 1943 Barbara Ruth Hall and had three children, Michael William Thaw, Russell Hall Thaw, and Theresa Nesbit Thaw.
"In his later years, he served as the postmaster of a small town in Connecticut."(Wikipedia)
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