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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 Leander Eugene Berg in Astoria, Oregon, he and his family moved to Seattle when he was one year old.
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.
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- Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
- 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...
Sep 16, 1996 · Gene Nelson was an American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director. Born Leander Eugene Berg in Astoria, Oregon, he moved to Seattle when he was a year old. He was inspired to become a dancer by watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers when he was a child.
Sep 18, 1996 · TIMES STAFF WRITER. 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...
Actor | Dancer | Director | Singer Born Gene Berg on March 24, 1920 in Seattle, WA. Died Sept. 16, 1996 of cancer in Motion Picture and Television Country House, CA. G ene Nelson was a...