Gene Nelson

Gene Nelson 1920 - 1996 Was An American Dancer Actor And Television Director.
Born Leander Eugene Berg In Seattle Washington He Was Inspired To Become A Dancer By Watching Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers Movies When He Was A Child. After Serving In The Army During World War II 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 Film Acting Credits Include This Is The Army 1943 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now 1947 Gentlemen's Agreement 1947 Apartment For Peggy 1948 The Walls Of Jericho 1948 The Daughter Of Rosie O'Grady 1950 Tea For Two 1950 The West Point Story 1950 Lullaby Of Broadway 1951 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine 1951 Starlift 1951 She's Working Her Way Through College 1952 She's Back On Broadway 1953 Three Sailors And A Girl 1953 Crime Wave 1954 So This Is Paris 1954 Oklahoma! 1955 The Atomic Man 1956 The Way Out 1956 The Purple Hills 1961 20 000 Eyes 1961 Thunder Island 1963 A Brand New Life 1972 Family Flight 1972 And S.O.B. 1981 . read less