Spoiler : Born in New York City 8/12/1916; died 12/21/1987 of cancer in Santa Monica, California. Married and divorced to actress Celeste Holm (?-?). Nelson served in the Army Air Corp during WWII. Wrote the Broadway play Mail Call (1944). Staff-director at NBC-TV (1948), same for CBS-TV (1949-1952), then free-lance (1952-?). Producer/director for Mama on CBS-TV (1949-?). Director for tele- vision programs including The Web, Admiral Broadway Review, Studio One, ABC Album, Judy Garland Show, Omnibus & Playhouse 90. Emmy Award for directing Rod Serling's play Requiem For A Heavyweight (1956).