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Gene Nelson (March 24, 1920 – September 16, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director.
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.
You Bet Your Life #59-26 My, how Melinda has grown. . . ('Door', Mar 17, 1960)
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1971 FOLLIES Movie (Broadway, 1971)
Colgate Comedy Hour 1/24/54
GeneN89's Live PS4 Broadcast
GeneN89's Live PS4 Broadcast
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"HAND OF DEATH" John Agar, Paula Raymond, Roy Gordon. 3-15-1962.
Azumah Nelson Documentary ("Zoom Zoom-The Professor")
Actors: Tara-Nicole Azarian (actress), Kera O'Bryon (actress), Rance Howard (actor), Todd Davis (actor), Bonnie Johnson (actress), Randy Wayne (actor), Brett Rice (actor), Robert Forster (actor), Matthew Modine (actor), David Dwyer (actor), Darren W. Conrad (actor), Bob Gunton (actor), R. Keith Harris (actor), Rob Pottorf (composer), Matthew Modine (producer),
Plot: After the horrific death of his wife and two sons, suicide seems to be the only escape for small town attorney Kent "Mac" McClain... until he's assigned a capital punishment case that begins to transform his life and those around him forever.
Keywords: attorney, based-on-novel, capital-punishment, courtroom, date-rape-drug, defendant, depression, expert-witness, grief, investigationActors: Gene Nelson (actor), Peter Marshall (actor), Ray Montgomery (actor), Robert Karnes (actor), Gary Cooper (actor), James Brown (actor), John Maxwell (actor), Tommy Farrell (actor), James Cagney (actor), Rodney Bell (actor), Creighton Hale (actor), Don Beddoe (actor), Phil Harris (actor), William Hudson (actor), Tommy Noonan (actor),
Plot: Air Force fliers Rick Williams and Mike Nolan attempt to meet film star Nell Wayne, with whom Rick shares a hometown but not much else. Fellow film stars Doris Day and Ruth Roman mistakenly believe Rick to be very close to Nell and arrange for him to meet her. The pair begin to form a match, especially after Nell, Doris, and Ruth arrange for Hollywood stars to perform for G.I.s in transit to and from the Korean War, at Travis Air Base. But Nell thinks Rick is getting ready to ship out to the war, when in reality, he and Mike ferry troops part of the way then return to Travis Air Base with returning soldiers. Nell is furious with Rick for letting her believe he was headed to a war zone, especially because the press has made a huge story of their romance. Meantime, a new program, Operation Starlift, has been set in place by the Air Force and the Hollywood studios, whereby stars are flown to San Francisco to perform for the outbound and inbound troops. Movie stars such as Randolph Scott, Phil Harris, and Jane Wyman pitch in to entertain the troops. Rick volunteers for duty in a combat zone, and Nell begins to think she's been wrong about him.
Keywords: air-base, deception, gin-rummy, korean-war, military-airlift, military-hospital, movie-making, movie-premiere, patriotism, reference-to-youngstown-ohioIt looks just like an old man and his old wife
Havin’ lunch in the food court at the mall
He stumbles twice, she holds on tight
And he’s embarrassed cuz he almost falls
It looks just like the sad end of a long life
But that ain’t it at all
What it really is is a boy home from world war two
One leg pinned up on his uniform
Tryin’ not to cry as he spit shines one black shoe
Scared she won’t love him anymore
What it really is is the smile on her pretty young face
As he crutches down the gang plank and that kiss
That’s burned from that day to this
That’s what it really is
It looks just like a small town around twilight
And a couple pushin’ a stroller up the street
They stop a while and the neighbors smile
At the baby’s pretty little hands and feet
It looks just like just another brand new life
But that picture ain’t complete
Cuz what it really is is one expert after another
Breakin’ their hearts month after month
Tellin’ her that she will never be a mother
And him that he will never hold a son
And what it really is is a waiting room and tears of joy
As he walks in with a little boy all his
His finger wrapped in a tiny little fist
That’s what it really is
So much of what this life can be
All depends on what you see
It looks just like a long line of headlights
Rolling slowly down a rainy country road
A small casket white, a cold, windy graveside
And a family with such a heavy load
It looks just like the sad end of a short life
But the truth be told
What it really is is the first breath she’s ever taken
That made her feel like she could fly
The grey skies above and the chains finally breakin’
And tellin’ the pain goodbye
What it really is is running to her Savior’s side
In a body glorified in bliss
As she slips her little hand into His