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<p>1 revision imported</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox person<br /> |name=Gary Nelson<br /> |birth_date={{bya|1934}}<br /> |birth_place=[[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States]]<br /> |occupation=[[Film director]], [[television director]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Gary Nelson&#039;&#039;&#039; (born January 1934) is an American television and film director. He has directed many well-known television series, including &#039;&#039;[[Gunsmoke]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[The Patty Duke Show]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Gilligan&#039;s Island]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[Happy Days]]&#039;&#039;. In addition, Nelson has directed five feature films, including two for [[Walt Disney Pictures]], and many television movies, including &#039;&#039;[[Murder in Coweta County]]&#039;&#039; starring [[Johnny Cash]] and [[Andy Griffith]].<br /> <br /> In 1978, Nelson was nominated for an [[Emmy]] for Outstanding Directoral Achievement for &#039;&#039;Washington: Behind Closed Doors&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> Nelson was born in [[Los Angeles, California]]. He was married to actress [[Judi Meredith]], who died in April 2014, and has two sons.<br /> <br /> Nelson has semi-retired, but continues to occasionally guest lecture at the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]].<br /> <br /> == Films directed ==<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Molly and Lawless John]]&#039;&#039; (1972)<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Santee (film)|Santee]]&#039;&#039; (1973)<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Freaky Friday (1976 film)|Freaky Friday]]&#039;&#039; (1976)<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[The Black Hole]]&#039;&#039; (1979)<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Jimmy the Kid]]&#039;&#039; (1982)<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold]]&#039;&#039; (1987)&lt;ref&gt;[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE2D81238F932A05752C0A961948260&amp;gwh=255F28E1BF2DBAC01D4A6EBDE7685269 The New York Times]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *{{IMDb name|0625379}}<br /> <br /> {{Gary Nelson}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Nelson, Gary}}<br /> [[Category:Living people]]<br /> [[Category:American film directors]]<br /> [[Category:American television directors]]<br /> [[Category:1934 births]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{US-film-director-stub}}</div>

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