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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, a screenwriter best known for having taken part in the three-day drug binge that killed the actor and comedian John Belushi in 1982, died on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He...
Jul 20, 2012 · By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times. July 20, 2012 12 AM PT. Decades after writer-director Nelson Lyon released the X-rated sex comedy “The Telephone Book” in 1971, the film was hailed as...
Jul 20, 2012 · Full obituary. Notable deaths of 2012 (Ron Frehm / Associated Press) By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times. July 20, 2012 12 AM PT. Decades after writer-director Nelson Lyon released the...
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.
- Writer, Actor, Director
- February 28, 1939
- Nelson Lyon
- July 17, 2012
Jul 23, 2012 · July 23, 2012. Comedy Writer/Counterculturalist Nelson Lyon Died at Age 73. By Jesse David Fox, a Vulture writer and host of Good One: A Podcast About Jokes. As a friend of Andy Warhol, Timothy...
Jul 22, 2012 · Screenwriter and photographer Nelson Lyon, a counterculture habitué who also wrote for "Saturday Night Live" during the 1981-82 season, died Tuesday of liver cancer. He was 73.
