Harriet Nelson

Harriet Nelson

Harriet Nelson will always have a secure place alongside Barbara Billingsley and Jane Wyatt in the "TV's Golden Age Mom Hall of Fame." For fourteen years, she, husband Ozzie Nelson, and their two boys, David Nelson and Ricky Nelson, were the quintessential role models of the '50s ideal nuclear family. Harriet, the daughter of actors, was practically born in a trunk. She made her debut amid the footlights at age 6 weeks with her parents. The Iowa beauty attended St. Agnes Academy in her early years. Quite a dazzler in her youth, she was playing vaudeville when she attracted the attention of saxophone-playing Ozzie Nelson and was hired by him as vocalist for his orchestra in 1932. They married three years later. Harriet had a bold, sassy edge to her that proved a perfect counterpoint to Ozzie's genial, stumbling personality in their off-the-cuff routines. During the '40s, they were regulars on Red Skelton's radio show and even took over the comic's time slot when Red was drafted into the army. As Harriet Hilliard, she moved to leading lady status in a number of cool, snazzy war-era musicals, the most notable as "second lead" to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Follow the Fleet (1936). Other minor efforts included Cocoanut Grove (1938), Sweetheart of the Campus (1941) with Ozzie, Juke Box Jenny (1942), and Honeymoon Lodge (1943), also with Ozzie. Breezy, tuneful films, but nothing to write home about. Once Harriet partnered with Ozzie in their own radio series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" in 1944, the family-oriented woman's career became unequivocally bound to his. They extended their devoted radio audience to TV (1952-1966). The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1952), which now included both their sons, made household names of the entire clan. David followed in his father's footsteps as director/producer, while Ricky turned pop teen idol with such hits as "Hello, Mary Lou" and "Travelin' Man," songs that were introduced on the show. Following the show's long run, Ozzie and Harriet lay back a bit and settled in Laguna Beach, California, touring occasionally on stage. A second series entitled Ozzie's Girls (1973) lasted only one season. Following Ozzie's death in 1975, Harriet turned somewhat reclusive, save for a few mini-movies or guest spots. She never fully recovered from son Ricky's death in a plane crash in 1985. She was the doting grandmother of actress Tracy Nelson and of twin rockers Matthew Nelson and Gunnar Nelson, who were simply called "Nelson." A heavy smoker most of her life, she never smoked in public, feeling it did not befit her "perfect mom" image. She died of emphysema and congestive heart failure in 1994.

  • Nav: Harriet Nelson
  • Popularity: 2.861
  • Tê zanîn: Acting
  • Rojbûn: 1909-07-18
  • Min jî birîya te Kirîye: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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  • Jî Weke Naskirî ye: Peggy Lou Snyder, Harriet Hilliard Nelson, Harriet Nelson
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Harriet Nelson Fîlim

  • 1968
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    The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

    6.2 1968 HD

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  • 1936
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    Follow the Fleet

    Follow the Fleet

    6.846 1936 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Falcon Strikes Back

    The Falcon Strikes Back

    5.6 1943 HD

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  • 1941
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    Confessions of Boston Blackie

    Confessions of Boston Blackie

    6.1 1941 HD

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  • 1932
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    Harem Scarem

    Harem Scarem

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1979
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    A Christmas for Boomer

    A Christmas for Boomer

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Life of the Party

    The Life of the Party

    5.2 1937 HD

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  • 1952
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    Here Come the Nelsons

    Here Come the Nelsons

    6 1952 HD

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  • 1937
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    New Faces of 1937

    New Faces of 1937

    4 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    Cocoanut Grove

    Cocoanut Grove

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1979
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    Death Car on the Freeway

    Death Car on the Freeway

    5.313 1979 HD

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  • 1982
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    The First Time

    The First Time

    4 1982 HD

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  • 1941
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    Sweetheart of the Campus

    Sweetheart of the Campus

    5 1941 HD

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  • 1944
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    Hi, Good Lookin'!

    Hi, Good Lookin'!

    5.7 1944 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

    The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

    5 1983 HD

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  • 1943
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    Hi, Buddy

    Hi, Buddy

    7 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    Honeymoon Lodge

    Honeymoon Lodge

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1944
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    Swingtime Johnny

    Swingtime Johnny

    9 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Take It Big

    Take It Big

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1942
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    Canal Zone

    Canal Zone

    5.5 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Juke Box Jenny

    Juke Box Jenny

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1943
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    Gals, Incorporated

    Gals, Incorporated

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1976
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    Smash-Up on Interstate 5

    Smash-Up on Interstate 5

    5.4 1976 HD

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  • 1943
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    Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra

    Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra

    5.2 1943 HD

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  • 1984
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    High School U.S.A.

    High School U.S.A.

    4.2 1984 HD

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  • 1959
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    Disneyland '59

    Disneyland '59

    6.5 1959 HD

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  • 1989
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    Father Dowling Mysteries

    Father Dowling Mysteries

    7.3 1989 HD

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  • 1973
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    Ozzie's Girls

    Ozzie's Girls

    7 1973 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    6.3 1977 HD

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  • 1974
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    Happy Days

    Happy Days

    7.7 1974 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    5.6 1962 HD

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  • 1952
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    This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

    6.6 1952 HD

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  • 1981
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    Aloha Paradise

    Aloha Paradise

    5 1981 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Barbara McNair Show

    The Barbara McNair Show

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1970
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    Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

    7.83 1970 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

    The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

    6.136 1952 HD

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  • 1974
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    6.5 1974 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

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  • 1969
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    Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

    5.8 1969 HD

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  • 1950
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1976
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    Once an Eagle

    Once an Eagle

    6.8 1976 HD

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  • 1969
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    Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

    5.8 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

    5.8 1969 HD

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  • 1978
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    Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

    6.4 1978 HD

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