Leslie
William
Nielsen
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ancestors 
Brother of
Erik Hersholt Nielsen
Husband of
Argentina Mercedes Maria (González Morel) Boyar
— married
1950 (to Jun 1956) [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 84
in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, United States
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Biography
Leslie Nielsen is Notable.
Leslie Nielsen was a Canadian-born actor known for his success in mid-career as a comic actor in such films as “Airplane!” and the “The Naked Gun” movie/"Police Squad!" crime comedy television series where played police officer Frank Drebin. [1] In his career, which spanned sixty years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs.
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1926, he was the son of Ingvard Eversen Nielsen, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable, and Mabel Davies. He married four times. His first wife (1950-56) was singer Monica Boyer; his second (1958-73) was Alisande Ullman, with whom he had two daughters; his third (1981-83) was Brooks Oliver. Those marriages ended in divorce. In 2001 he married Barbaree Earl.
He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2002.
Sources
- "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPL2-NHZJ : 24 September 2020), Leslie William Nielsen in household of Ingward Nielsen, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; citing Census, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
- "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPRL-TBV : 15 May 2014), Alisande J Ullman and Leslie W Nielsen, Jul 1974; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Los Angeles, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
- Newspapers.com: "Actor Leslie Nielsen Dies of Pneumonia," Calgary, AB: Calgary Herald; 29 Nov 2010, p3. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61507775/leslie-nielsen (newspapers.com : accessed 20 Oct 2020).
- Find A Grave: Memorial #62278982
See also:
- Wikipedia: Leslie Nielsen
- Wikidata: Item Q82786, en:Wikipedia
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