Gene Nelson
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Gene Nelson (March 24, 1920 - September 16, 1996), born Leander Eugene Berg, was a dancer, film actor and director.
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 in World War II, Nelson began performing in films including Oklahoma! (1955).
As a director for television, Nelson directed episodes of the original Star Trek, the first season of I Dream of Jeannie and Gunsmoke.
Nelson legally changed his name in 1964, and he died of cancer, aged 76, in Los Angeles, California. He was survived by 3 children.
He was a nominee for a Tony Award for a featured actor in his proformance in Follies.
Gene is best known for Will Parker in the 1955 production of Roger and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
In 1957 a horse fell on Gene and he fractured his pelvis.
Gene Nelson's children are Douglas, Victoria and Chris.
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