Harriet Nelson
Harriet Nelson (formerly Hilliard; born Peggy Lou Snyder; July 18, 1909 – October 2, 1994) was an American actress.[1] Nelson is best known for her role on the sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
Harriet Nelson
October 2, 1994 (aged 85)
Harriet Hilliard
- Actress
- singer
1932–1989
Kristin Nelson (daughter-in-law)
Tracy Nelson (granddaughter)
Matthew Nelson (grandson)
Gunnar Nelson (grandson)
Sam Hilliard Nelson (grandson)
Personal life[edit]
Harriet (then known as Peggy Lou Snyder) wed the comedian Roy Sedley (1901-1989), in 1930. They were briefly married, but Roy was abusive and lived what has been described as "a high-flying life". [4] They separated a year later, and the marriage was annulled in 1933. [5] In 1935, she married bandleader Ozzie Nelson.[9] They had two sons, David (born in 1936) and Eric (known as Ricky, born in 1940).[10] The couple remained married until Ozzie's death from liver cancer in 1975.[11] Her grandchildren include actress Tracy Nelson and musicians Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. She was also the mother-in-law of Rick's wife Kristin Harmon and David's wife June Blair.
Nelson and her husband were charter members of the Hollywood Republican Committee.[12]
Later years and death[edit]
In 1978, Harriet Nelson moved full-time to the Laguna Beach, California, beach home the family had built in 1954.[13] She died of congestive heart failure on October 2, 1994.[2] She is interred with her husband and younger son Ricky (who died in a plane crash in 1985) in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles.
For her contribution to the television industry, Harriet Nelson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.