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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 · 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...
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.
- John Del Signore
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 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 23, 2012 · NEW YORK — 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 Tuesday at his home in Los...
