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Gene Nelson was an American actor, dancer, screenwriter, and director who starred in musicals and Elvis Presley films. He also directed episodes of The Rifleman, Star Trek, and I Dream of Jeannie, and received a Tony nomination for Follies.
Gene Nelson was a versatile performer who appeared in movies, TV shows and Broadway musicals. He is best known for his role as Will Parker in Oklahoma! and his direction of Elvis Presley movies.
- January 1, 1
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
First wife Miriam Nelson (nee Frankel) was a specialty film dancer from Broadway ("Panama Hattie"). Married in 1941, she worked in Hollywood while Gene served in the United States Army. He joined her later and she was instrumental in helping him work up his innovative dance routines on film. Suffered a fractured pelvis in 1957 when a horse fell ...
- March 24, 1920
- September 16, 1996
Sep 18, 1996 · Gene Nelson, who played Will Parker, the blond, boyish, high-stepping lasso dancer in the 1955 film version of ''Oklahoma!,'' died on Monday at a hospital in Calabasas, Calif. He was 76 and lived ...
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.
ABOUT. His name...Gene Nelson. Born in Arkansas in 1989 and raised on a steady diet of late night talkshows and Comedy Central programming. Gene graduated with a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Media Communication from The University of Arkansas. While there he joined the inaugural line up of the first improv team in school history, Laugh ...
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Gene Nelson was an American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director who starred in Oklahoma!, Follies, and Elvis Presley films. Learn more about his life, career, and achievements on The Movie Database (TMDB), a comprehensive source for movie and TV information.
