Del Graham &The Nelson Brothers Page 4

| September 6, 2013

Share

David Nelson…. a Circus Performer

| January 5, 2010

A little known fact about  David Nelson is his circus background. In the early 1960’s not only was he an actor but a well trained catcher in a flying act ….and he was a powerhouse of a catcher. Both David and his brother Ricky became accomplished aerialist’s. Ricky was a flyer and was in a circus movie […]

Share

The Viennas

| February 13, 2009

1963  Del , Fleur & Lynn. Photo taken on the set of  TV series “Greatest Show On Earth.” The television series inspired many stars to learn how to fly. Del would encourage them and invite them to his home where he would commence to teach them. Ricky and David Nelson performed in many circus shows and were […]

Share

The Flying Viennas

| December 4, 2008

Rickie and David Nelson, Babs and Del Graham. In the early 60’s Del trained Rickie as a flyer and David as a catcher. Del did a great job in teaching these young men.  Rickie did five tricks and a passing leap with Babs. Everyone in the business was quite surprised that they were so good. In […]

Share