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Gene Nelson (born Leander Eugene Berg; March 24, 1920 – September 16, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, screenwriter, and director. [1] [2] [3] Biography. Born Eugene Leander Berg in Seattle, Washington. By 1924, Gene his parents moved to Santa Monica. He was inspired to become a dancer during his childhood by watching Fred Astaire in films.
A Splendid Tray is actually Barbeau's first recorded-for-release work in four years, as Antology Vol. 1, released earlier this year, was comprised of existing demos that he's stockpiled since 1995's Waterbugs & Beetles.
Sep 18, 1996 · Gene Nelson, a singing and dancing actor best remembered as the definitive cowboy Will Parker in the 1955 film version of “Oklahoma!” has died. He was 76. Nelson died Monday of cancer at the...
“One Million Lean Gene Greens”, this funny money depicted Nelson on the front, along with the signatures of “Colonel Splendid,” and “Lt. Cavendish.” The back shows Nelson’s swank “Royal Pad,” along with his motto, “E Pluribus Nelson.”
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Gene Nelson. Actor: Oklahoma!. Gene Nelson was barely a teen when he saw the Fred Astaire movie Flying Down to Rio (1933), which would change his life. It was then that he decided he would be a dancer. After graduating from high school, Nelson joined the Sonja Henie Ice Show and toured for 3 years before joining the Army in World War II.
Tony nominee Gene Nelson, best known to theatre fans for originating the role of Buddy in Follies, would have turned 95 today.
