Home » With his piercing blue eyes and pouty lips, this handsome teen idol broke many young girls’ hearts. When the iconic singer died in a fatal plane crash, it gave way to untold speculation and conspiracy theories. His children were strictly secret about the true cause of the crash, but the rumors said otherwise
With his piercing blue eyes and pouty lips, this handsome teen idol broke many young girls’ hearts. When the iconic singer died in a fatal plane crash, it gave way to untold speculation and conspiracy theories. His children were strictly secret about the true cause of the crash, but the rumors said otherwise
One of the first teenage idols of rock music was Ricky Nelson, who was born Eric Hilliard Nelson in Teaneck, New Jersey, on May 8, 1940.
When he and his brother joined the cast of their parents’ sitcom, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, he became well-known at a very young age.
Ricky attended Gardner Street Public School and Hollywood High School during the sixteen-year run of the comedy.
Ricky’s father, Ozzie Nelson, was upset with him because he didn’t enjoy studying and thought Ricky should attend college. But when Ricky started making roughly $100,000 more a year than an adult would, his parents accepted that he was giving up on his schooling.
Their marriage was picture-perfect at first, but when they both adopted a hippy lifestyle that includes drinking a lot of alcohol, difficulties started to arise. After a while, Kristin filed for divorce and was granted interim child custody. They both accused each other of being bad parents at the time.
Tragically, Ricky lost his life in a plane crash a few months after they broke up.