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Gene Nelson (March 24, 1920 – September 16, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director.
Gene Nelson co-starred with Doris Day in "Lullaby of Broadway" in 1951. He played Will Parker in Oklahoma! and also starred as Buddy in the 1971 Broadway musical Follies, for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor. The iconic production featured a score by Stephen Sondheim and was co-directed by Michael Bennett (also choreographer) and Harold Prince (also producer); the cast also included Alexis Smith, Yvonne de Carlo, Dorothy Collins, Ethel Shutta, and John McMartin.
Gene Nelson appeared on the 17 March 1960 episode of "You Bet Your Life", hosted by Groucho Marx. He and Groucho's daughter, Melinda, performed a dance number together.
Nelson directed episodes of the original Star Trek, the first season of I Dream of Jeannie, Gunsmoke, The Silent Force, and The San Pedro Beach Bums. In 1959, he appeared with Keith Larsen and Buddy Ebsen in the NBC adventure series Northwest Passage as a young man trying to prove his innocence in a murder case.
Nelson also directed the Elvis Presley films Kissin' Cousins (1964) and Harum Scarum (1965). He also co-wrote the Kissin' Cousins screenplay for which he received a WGA award nomination for best written musical.
He also taught in the Theater Arts Department at CSU San Francisco in the late 1980s.
Nelson died of cancer, aged 76, in Los Angeles. He was survived by three children, Douglas, Victoria and Chris.
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Birth name Eugene Leander Berg
Nationality USA
Birth 24 march 1920 at Seattle (USA)
Death 16 september 1996 (at 76 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 24 march 1920 at Seattle (USA)
Death 16 september 1996 (at 76 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Gene Nelson (March 24, 1920 – September 16, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director.
Biography
Born Leander Eugene Berg in Astoria, Oregon, he moved to Seattle when he was one year old. He was inspired to become a dancer by watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films when he was a child. After serving in the Army during World War II during which he also performed in the musical This Is the Army, Nelson landed his first Broadway role in Lend an Ear, for which he received the Theatre World Award. He also appeared on stage in Follies, which garnered him a Tony Award nomination, and Good News. Nelson's longtime professional dance partner during the 1950s was actress JoAnn Dean.Gene Nelson co-starred with Doris Day in "Lullaby of Broadway" in 1951. He played Will Parker in Oklahoma! and also starred as Buddy in the 1971 Broadway musical Follies, for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor. The iconic production featured a score by Stephen Sondheim and was co-directed by Michael Bennett (also choreographer) and Harold Prince (also producer); the cast also included Alexis Smith, Yvonne de Carlo, Dorothy Collins, Ethel Shutta, and John McMartin.
Gene Nelson appeared on the 17 March 1960 episode of "You Bet Your Life", hosted by Groucho Marx. He and Groucho's daughter, Melinda, performed a dance number together.
Nelson directed episodes of the original Star Trek, the first season of I Dream of Jeannie, Gunsmoke, The Silent Force, and The San Pedro Beach Bums. In 1959, he appeared with Keith Larsen and Buddy Ebsen in the NBC adventure series Northwest Passage as a young man trying to prove his innocence in a murder case.
Nelson also directed the Elvis Presley films Kissin' Cousins (1964) and Harum Scarum (1965). He also co-wrote the Kissin' Cousins screenplay for which he received a WGA award nomination for best written musical.
He also taught in the Theater Arts Department at CSU San Francisco in the late 1980s.
Nelson died of cancer, aged 76, in Los Angeles. He was survived by three children, Douglas, Victoria and Chris.
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S.O.B. (1981)
, 2h2Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Julie Andrews, William Holden, Robert Vaughn, Richard Mulligan, Robert Preston, Shelley Winters
Roles Clive Lytell
Rating63%
The story is a satire of the film industry and Hollywood society. The main character, Felix Farmer, is a phenomenally successful film producer who has just made the first major flop of his career, to the dismay of his movie studio, resulting in the loss of his own sanity. Felix attempts suicide four times:
A Brand New Life (1973)
, 1h14Directed by Sam O'Steen
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Cloris Leachman, Martin Balsam, Marge Redmond, Gene Nelson, Mildred Dunnock, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Roles Harry
Rating66%
Family Flight (1972)
Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Rod Taylor, Dina Merrill, Kristoffer Tabori, Janet Margolin, Gene Nelson, Paul Kent
Roles Aircraft Carrier Captain
Rating64%
Thunder Island (1963)
, 1h5Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Gene Nelson, Fay Spain, Brian Kelly, Míriam Colón, Esther Sandoval, Axel Anderson
Roles Billy Poole
Rating52%
The Purple Hills (1961)
, 1hDirected by Maury Dexter
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Gene Nelson, Kent Taylor, Joanna Barnes
Roles Gil Shepard
Rating51%
20,000 Eyes (1961)
, 1h1Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Gene Nelson, Merry Anders, James Brown, James Brown, John Banner, Robert Shayne
Roles Dan Warren
Rating54%
Oklahoma! (1955)
, 2h25Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Musical, Romance, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films
Actors Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood, Shirley Jones, Rod Steiger
Roles Will Parker
Rating69%
À la fin du XIX siècle, le territoire indien de l'Oklahoma est ouvert à la colonisation. C'est dans ce contexte que se déroule le récit qui concerne les problèmes de cœur que rencontrent les cow-boys Curly et Will avec deux demoiselles, Laurey et Annie.
Timeslip (1955)
, 1h33Directed by Ken Hughes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction
Actors Gene Nelson, Faith Domergue, Peter Arne, Joseph Tomelty, Donald Gray, Paul Hardtmuth
Roles Mike Delaney
Rating56%
In England, the authorities discover a man unconscious who is radioactive. They also learn he has a double, and the good man agrees to help find his evil double before he destroys the world.
Dial 999 (1955)
, 1h29Directed by Montgomery Tully
Genres Thriller
Actors Gene Nelson, Mona Freeman, John Bentley, Michael Goodliffe, Michael Golden, Cyril Chamberlain
Roles Greg Carradine
Rating57%
Crime Wave (1954)
, 1h13Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson, Jay Novello
Roles Steve Lacey
Rating72%
'Doc' Penny (Ted de Corsia) and his gang rob a gasoline station and in the process a police officer is killed and one of the gang members is wounded. The wounded thug imposes himself on Steve Lacey (Gene Nelson), an ex-con trying to start a new life, and demands he call a disreputable doctor for help. The doctor arrives, but too late. The gang member is dead. After his death, Lacey calls his parole officer who involves a hard-nosed cop, Detective Lieutenant Sims (Sterling Hayden), who doesn't think he can reform.
So This Is Paris (1954)
, 1h36Directed by Richard Quiney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Tony Curtis, Gloria DeHaven, Gene Nelson, Corinne Calvet, Paul Gilbert, Mara Corday
Roles Al Howard
Rating60%
Joe, Al and Davy are in Paris, three sailors on a furlough. They see the sights, but have their sights set on getting to know three girls, including Colette d'Avril, a nightclub singer, and Suzzane Sorrel, who's just had her purse snatched.
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
, 1h35Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Jane Powell, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Burt Lancaster, Sam Levene, George Givot
Roles Twitch
Rating60%
While their submarine is docked in New York City, three sailors on liberty invest the money they've earned at sea into a broadway musical and its up and coming star.
She's Back on Broadway (1953)
Directed by Gordon Douglas
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Coates, Patrice Wymore, Larry Keating
Roles Gordon Evans
Rating58%
When Catherine Terris's career in Hollywood hits the skids, she heads back to the site of her first great triumphs...Broadway! She takes the lead in a play which is being directed by Rick Sommers, the man who was both her Svengali and her lover. Sommers is still bitter that she walked out on him to become the toast of Hollywood years earlier. Can Terris and Sommers put aside their mutual animosity long enough to make a go of this production. The way things start off, it doesn't seem likely...
, 1h44Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Virginia Mayo, Julie Newmar, Ronald Reagan, Gene Nelson, Don DeFore, Phyllis Thaxter
Roles Don Weston
Rating60%
Angela Gardner (Virginia Mayo) is an exotic dancer who decides to improve her mind; she enrolls in a college where Professor John Palmer (Ronald Reagan) teaches English. There is an old rivalry between the bookish Palmer and onetime college football jock Shep Slade (Don DeFore). When the college trustees oppose Angela's presence on campus, Palmer staunchly defends her right to an education.
Starlift (1951)
, 1h43Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Political films
Actors Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo, Ruth Roman, Gene Nelson, Janice Rule
Roles Gene Nelson
Rating58%
Air Force flyers Rick Williams (Ron Hagerthy) and Mike Nolan (Dick Wesson) attempt to meet Nell Wayne (Janice Rule), a (fictitious) film star performing in a star-studded musical in San Francisco. Rick and Nell were both from the same small town, but had never met. Mike attempts to convince both the staff and cast members at the theater that Rick and Nell are best friends and are extremely close. Ruth Roman takes pity on them and takes them to meet Nell. However, the men first meet with Doris Day and Gordon MacRae, who are rehearsing the song "You're Gonna Lose Your Gal."