Ralph Nelson
Ralph Nelson | |
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Portrait of Ralph Nelson | |
| Born | August 12, 1916 |
| Died | December 21, 1987 (aged 71) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1950–1979 |
| Spouses | Beatrice Bahnsen
(m. 1945; div. 1947)Barbara Powers
(m. 1954; died 1981) |
| Children | 4, including Ted Nelson |
Ralph Nelson (August 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987) was an American film and television director, producer, writer, and actor. He was best known for directing Lilies of the Field (1963), Father Goose (1964), and Charly (1968), films which won Academy Awards.