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The Nelson family (clockwise from top): David, Ricky, Ozzie, and Harriet, 1952 Ozzie Nelson appeared with his band in feature films and short subjects of the 1940s, and often played speaking parts, displaying a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor, as in the 1942 musical Strictly in the Groove.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 3, 1952, to April 23, 1966, and starred the real-life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television, where it continued its success, initially running simultaneously on radio and TV.
In 1978, Harriet Nelson moved full-time to the Laguna Beach, California, beach home the family had built in 1954. [13] She died of congestive heart failure on October 2, 1994. [ 2 ] She is interred with her husband and younger son Ricky (who died in a plane crash in 1985) in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles .
The blond brothers — grandsons of ‘50s sitcom pioneers Ozzie and Harriet Nelson and sons of teen idol-turned-Americana troubadour Ricky Nelson — have a vast, 30-plus-year catalog that spans ...
Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician and actor. From age eight, he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. In 1957, he began a long and successful career as a popular recording artist.
This wholesome family sitcom features the Nelson family, consisting of Ozzie, Harriet, David, and Rick Nelson, and later on David's wife, June Blair, and Rick's wife, Kris Nelson. The earlier seasons feature a pal for Ozzie, the competitive, yet good-natured, Thorny (played by Don Defore).
The Nelson family, c. 1952. Nelson's acting career started in 1949 when he and his brother began playing themselves on their parents' radio series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which lasted until 1954. [4] His film debut came in Here Come the Nelsons, released in 1952. [1]
Don Nelson (January 20, 1927 – September 10, 2013) was an American screenwriter, film producer and jazz musician. [1] He is best known for his work on the American situation comedy The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet , for which he wrote from 1952 to 1966.