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Nelson Lyon (February 28, 1939 – July 17, 2012) was an American writer, actor, photographer and film director, known for his directorial debut The Telephone Book (1971). He started working in advertising and later as a writer for Saturday Night Live during the early 1980s.
- 1971–2005
- February 28, 1939, Troy Hills, New Jersey, U.S.
Jul 23, 2012 · Nelson Lyon was born in Troy Hills, N.J., on Feb. 28, 1939, and attended Columbia. In the 1960s he frequented the Factory, Mr. Warhol’s Manhattan studio and the site of many memorable parties ...
Jul 20, 2012 · Decades after writer-director Nelson Lyon released the X-rated sex comedy “The Telephone Book” in 1971, the film was hailed as a neglected masterpiece.
Jul 20, 2012 · Nelson Lyon also wrote for 'Saturday Night Live.' He went on the drug binge with John Belushi in 1982 that killed the comedian and testified about the death under a grant of immunity from prosecutors.
As a friend of Andy Warhol, Timothy Leary, and William Burroughs's, Nelson Lyon was a fixture of the New York City counterculture. The former 1980s SNL writer, however, is probably best known as ...
Jul 23, 2012 · Nelson Lyon was born in Troy Hills, N.J., and attended Columbia. In the 1960s he frequented the Factory, Warhol’s Manhattan studio and the site of many memorable parties, film shoots, and other ...
Nelson Lyon was born on 28 February 1939 in Troy Hills, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Telephone Book (1971), The Baron (1977) and Saturday Night Live (1975). He was married to Jill. He died on 17 July 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
