(l to r) Ray Bailey, Dale Young, Tom Roddy, Willie Thomas, Nikki May, Janice Rule, Gene Nelson.
Caption: (l to r) Ray Bailey, Dale Young, Tom Roddy, Willie Thomas, Nikki May, Janice Rule, Gene Nelson.
Director, Actor, Soundtrack
Born: March 24, 1920
Star sign: Aries
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Known for: Kissin' Cousins (1964), Harum Scarum (1965), Mod Squad (1968), The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Source: IMDB
Gene Nelson was barely a teen when he saw the Fred Astaire movie Flying Down to Rio (1933), which would change his life. It was then that he decided he would be a dancer. After graduating from high school, Nelson joined the Sonja Henie Ice Show and toured for 3 years before joining the Army in World War II. After he was discharged, he appeared in ...