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Gene Nelson (born Leander Eugene Berg; March 24, 1920 – September 16, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, screenwriter, and director.
Gene Nelson was a versatile performer who appeared in movies, TV shows and Broadway musicals. He is best known for his role as Will Parker in Oklahoma! and his direction of Elvis Presley movies.
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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 · 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...
Gene Nelson is a versatile performer who has appeared on various shows and platforms, including Gutfeld!, The Greg Gutfeld Show, and Fox Nation's UN ⭑ PC, and Sincerely, Kat. He was born in Arkansas, graduated from The University of Arkansas, and is currently based in New York City.
Sep 18, 1996 · 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 Monday of cancer at the...
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