Ralph Nelson

Ralph Nelson
Portrait of Ralph Nelson
Born(1916-08-12)August 12, 1916
DiedDecember 21, 1987(1987-12-21) (aged 71)
Years active1950–1979
Spouses
(m. 1936; div. 1939)
Beatrice Bahnsen
(m. 1945; div. 1947)
Barbara Powers
(m. 1954; died 1981)
Children4, including Ted Nelson
Ralph Nelson (1970)

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.