Living in the shadow of a teenage idol: David Nelson enters the limelight
10 min readFeb 11, 2017
David Nelson was the epitome of a show biz kid. The eldest son of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, the family rose to widespread recognition on the long-running sitcom/quasi-reality ABC series, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
Of course, David’s little brother, Rick, became an overnight rock and roll sensation at the tender age of 17 when he…