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Ozzie Nelson: (on the production of his long-running television series) We're truly a family project. The program is entirely on our shoulders.... (more Ozzie Nelson quotes)
Though an honor student, a notable athlete, a musician, and later, a TV star and producer, Ozzie Nelson originally wanted to be a professional cartoonist.
Part of Nelson's career success may have been because his manager sent a number of ballots from unsold New York Daily Mirror newspapers into a "best radio band" contest. As a result, The Ozzie Nelson Orchestra ranked ahead of the biggest national swing bands of the 1930s.
When Ozzie Nelson was thirteen years old he became the youngest ... (more Ozzie Nelson trivia)