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Harmon Oscar Nelson Jr. was a musician best known for being the legendary inspiration for Bette Davis' claimed nicknaming of the Academy Award statuette "Oscar," although the story likely is apocryphal as his nickname was "Ham."
Harmon Oscar Nelson Jr. was a musician best known for being the legendary inspiration for Bette Davis' claimed nicknaming of the Academy Award statuette "Oscar," although the story likely is apocryphal as his nickname was "Ham."
Apr 10, 2019 · Harmon O. Nelson was a musician best known for being the legendary inspiration for Bette Davis’ claimed nicknaming of the Academy Award statuette “Oscar,” although the story likely is apocryphal as his nickname was “Ham.”
Sep 28, 1975 · Harmon Oscar (Ham) Nelson Jr. Born 5 Jul 1907 in Northbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Ancestors. Son of Harmon Oscar Nelson Sr and Hannah (Sallie) Nelson. Brother of Lois Ella (Nelson) Winslow [half] Husband of Ruth Elizabeth Davis — married 18 Aug 1932 (to 1938) in Yuma, Arizona, USA.
Jun 25, 2009 · While building her career, she was also raising three children with her husband, Harmon Oscar Nelson Jr. They had married in 1946, eight years after he and actress Bette Davis divorced. He died...
Oct 10, 2020 · Davis is pictured here with her first husband Harmon Oscar Nelson, Jr. in Los Angeles. The couple, who first met at boarding school in Massachusetts, were married in 1932 and divorced in 1938.
Harmon Oscar Nelson Jr., better known as Oscar or Ham, was born on July 5, 1907 in Massachusetts, USA. He was an American actor who appeared in over 100 films and television shows during his career. He is best known for his roles in the films The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), and The Undefeated (1969).
