Ricky Nelson

(1940-1985)

American musician and actor

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Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985), known professionally as Ricky Nelson until his 21st birthday when he officially dropped the "y" and simply became Rick Nelson, was an American rock 'n' roll star, pop pioneer, musician, singer-songwriter 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. As one of the top "teen idols" of the 1950s, his fame led to a motion picture role co-starring alongside John Wayne and Dean Martin in Howard Hawks's western feature film Rio Bravo (1959). He placed 53 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, and its predecessors, between 1957 and 1973, including "Poor Little Fool" in 1958, which was the first number 1 song on Billboard magazine's then-newly created Hot 100 chart. He recorded 19 additional Top 10 hits and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 21, 1987. In 1996 Nelson was ranked No. 49 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.

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Born	Eric Hilliard Nelson 8 May 1940 Teaneck, New Jersey
Died	31 December 1985 (aged 45) DeKalb, Texas
Zodiac	Taurus
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Kristin Harmon 1945-2018 American actress and painter · m. 1963; div. 1982 info edit

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Tracy Kristine Nelson info 1st child with Kristin Harmon Female b. 25 Oct 1963 Age: 61 1963- American actress

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Gunnar info 2nd child with Kristin Harmon Male b. 20 Sep 1967 Age: 57 1967- Celebrity Baby

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Mathew info 3rd child with Kristin Harmon Male b. 20 Sep 1967 Age: 57 1967- Celebrity Baby

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Sam Nelson info 4th child with Kristin Harmon Male b. 29 Aug 1974 Age: 50 1974- American, Actor

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Eric Jude info 5th child with Georgeann Crewe Male b. 14 Feb 1981 Age: 44 1981- Celebrity Baby

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Ozzie Nelson · Father · 1906-1975 · American actor, band leader, television producer and director info

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Harriet Nelson · Mother · 1909-1994 · American actress info

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Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard · m. 1935

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David Oswald Nelson · Older Brother · 1936-2011 · American actor info

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Thomas Culpeper (Son) · Cousin edit info

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Thomas Culpeper · Cousin · 1514-1541 · Courtier in Henry VIII's time edit info

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Tom Harmon · Father In Law · 1919-1990 · American football player and sportscaster edit info

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Don Nelson · Uncle · 1927-2013 · American screenwriter edit info

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Connie Harper · Aunt · 1930-2021 · American, Actress edit info

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Marianne Gaba 1939-2016 American, Model (Adult/Glamour) info edit view couple »

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Lorrie Collins 1942-2018 American musician and actor info edit view couple »

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Helen Blair 1957-1985 American, Model info edit view couple »

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Tracy Kristine Nelson info

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b. 25 Oct 1963

Age: 61
Gunnar info

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with Kristin Harmon

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b. 20 Sep 1967

Age: 57
Mathew info

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with Kristin Harmon

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b. 20 Sep 1967

Age: 57
Sam Nelson info

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with Kristin Harmon

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b. 29 Aug 1974

Age: 50
Eric Jude info

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with Georgeann Crewe

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b. 14 Feb 1981

Age: 44

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