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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 Eugene Leander Berg in Seattle, Washington. By 1924, Gene his parents moved to Santa Monica. He was inspired to become a dancer during his childhood by watching Fred Astaire in films.
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.
- January 1, 1
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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...
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 · 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...
Born Eugene Leander Berg, March 24, 1920, in Seattle, WA; died of cancer, September 16, 1996, in Sherman Oaks, CA. Actor, dancer, singer, and director. Nelson became famous for his role as Will Parker in the 1955 film version of Oklahoma! and was mostly remembered for his acrobatic-style dancing.
Nominated for Tony Award in 1972 for Best Supporting or Featured Actor in a Musical. Biography. Prolific actor/director Gene Nelson appeared in more than 60 productions and helmed another 50 in a career that spanned five decades, but his first ambition was to become a dancer after he saw Fred Astaire's musical comedy "Flying Down to Rio."
