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Joining the Army and assigned to an entertainment unit, he made his Broadway debut in 1943, billed as Pvt. Barry Nelson, in Moss Hart’s wartime morale builder, “Winged Victory.” He also...
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During his service in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, Nelson debuted on the Broadway stage in Moss Hart's play Winged Victory (1943) in the role of Bobby Grills. His next Broadway appearance was as Peter Sloan, playwright, in Hart's Light Up the Sky (1948). [10]
Mr. Nelson's Broadway debut was in Moss Hart's wartime play Winged Victory, followed by a performance in another Hart play, Light Up the Sky. Mr. Nelson and Bel Geddes co-starred one more time,...
Serving in WWII, he appeared in the Moss Hart play "Winged Victory", in what would become his Broadway debut, in 1943 and a year later he appeared as "Corporal Barry Nelson" in the 1944 film version of the play.
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While serving in World War II, he made his Broadway debut in the Army Air Forces' production of Moss Hart's "Winged Victory" in 1943, and he appeared in the 1944 film version of the song-filled...
Apr 16, 2007 · Joining the Army and assigned to an entertainment unit, he made his Broadway debut in 1943, billed as Pvt. Barry Nelson, in Moss Hart's wartime morale builder, Winged Victory. He also appeared...
Birth Details. 1925. Oakland, California, United States. Famous Works. Credits. BROADWAY DEBUT--Bobby Grills, Winged Victory, 44th Street Theatre, 1943. Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES. Peter Sloan, Light Up the Sky, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1948. Gus Hammer, The Rat Race, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1949.
