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Peter Nelson(1929-2022)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Peter Nelson was born on 20 January 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987), Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992) and Get Christie Love! (1974). He was married to Christine Burke. He died on 16 June 2022.
BornJanuary 20, 1929
DiedJune 16, 2022(93)
BornJanuary 20, 1929
DiedJune 16, 2022(93)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations

Known for

Bob Hoskins and Maggie Smith in The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1987
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992)
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
7.1
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1992
Teresa Graves in Get Christie Love! (1974)
Get Christie Love!
6.4
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
6.8
  • Producer
  • 1969

Credits

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Writer

  • Funky Monkey (2004)
    Funky Monkey
    3.7
    • story
    • 2004
  • Dancing at the Harvest Moon (2002)
    Dancing at the Harvest Moon
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 2002
  • Marlo Thomas and Ellen Muth in Two Against Time (2002)
    Two Against Time
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 2002
  • Untamed Love (1994)
    Untamed Love
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1994
  • Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992)
    Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1992
  • Getting Up and Going Home (1992)
    Getting Up and Going Home
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1992
  • In the Best Interest of the Children (1992)
    In the Best Interest of the Children
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1992
  • My Son Johnny (1991)
    My Son Johnny
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1991
  • Bob Hoskins and Maggie Smith in The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
    The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1987
  • Peter Weller, Ricky Schroder, and Lindsay Wagner in Two Kinds of Love (1983)
    Two Kinds of Love
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Terror Out of the Sky (1978)
    Terror Out of the Sky
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Teresa Graves in Get Christie Love! (1974)
    Get Christie Love!
    6.4
    TV Series
    • developed for television by (creator)
    • 1974–1975

Producer

  • Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992)
    Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1992
  • Dark Holiday (1989)
    Dark Holiday
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Bob Hoskins and Maggie Smith in The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
    The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Murder by the Book (1987)
    Murder by the Book
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Condor (1985)
    Condor
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Peter Weller, Ricky Schroder, and Lindsay Wagner in Two Kinds of Love (1983)
    Two Kinds of Love
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Cracking Up (1983)
    Cracking Up
    5.7
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1983
  • Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983)
    Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1983
  • A Small Killing (1981)
    A Small Killing
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Jameson Parker and Lindsay Wagner in Callie & Son (1981)
    Callie & Son
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • Lynda Carter in The Last Song (1980)
    The Last Song
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • supervising producer
    • 1980
  • Terror Out of the Sky (1978)
    Terror Out of the Sky
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Suzanne Somers in Ants! (1977)
    Ants!
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Get Christie Love! (1974)
    Get Christie Love!
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1974
  • Donna Mills in The Bait (1973)
    The Bait
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1973

Additional Crew

  • The Iron Triangle (1989)
    The Iron Triangle
    5.8
    • creative consultant
    • 1989
  • Sue Lyon and Michael Sarrazin in The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
    The Flim-Flam Man
    6.8
    • assistant to producer
    • 1967
  • The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
    The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
    7.0
    • assistant to producer
    • 1966
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • assistant to the producer
    • 1958

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 20, 1929
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 16, 2022
  • Spouse
    • Christine BurkeJanuary 5, 1961 - February 2, 2009 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Fiction: "Getting The Message", "Playboy" (USA), November 1985, p.112-113+151-152.

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    Graduate of Oberlin College, MFA from Yale, where he met his wife.

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