Eddy, Nelson Ackerman

1901 - 1967  (65 years)

• Name	Eddy, Nelson Ackerman
  Birth	29 Jun 1901	Johnston, RI
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	8315
  Death	6 Mar 1967	Miami, Florida
  Burial	Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood, California
  Person ID	I59182	Eddy Surname Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Eddy, William Darius,   b. 18 Nov 1875, Johnston, RI d. 3 Nov 1968, Providence, RI (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Kendrick, Caroline Isabelle,   b. Atlanta, Georgia
  Marriage	23 Dec 1899	USA
  Family ID	F19201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eddy, Nelson Ackerman,   b. 29 Jun 1901, Johnston, RI d. 6 Mar 1967, Miami, Florida (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1939	Las Vegas, Nevada
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F23829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [EFA4.FTW] Since Nelson Eddy's death, considerable information about his life and career has become available to the EDDY FAMILY ASSOCIATION. The EFA bulletins for 1975 and 1976 contain the speech given at a reunion by Nelson's half-sister, Virginia Eddy Brown. Nelson Ackerman Eddy, born June 29, 1901 at Johnston, RI, died March 6, 1967 at Miami, Florida, shortly after being stricken during a performance. He was buried in Lot 8, Plot 89 at Hollywood (California) Memorial Park Cemetery, located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, California -- next door to Paramount Studios. A few months prior to his death, he had said he would continue singing "until I drop." He was survived by his wife, Ann (Denitz) (Franklin) Eddy, born October 15, 1895 at Trinidad, Colorado, daughter of Philip and Julia (Isaacs) Denitz. Nelson lived in New Bedford, MA during his younger years. In 1915, he and his mother moved to Philadelphia. On January 19, 1939, he married Ann D. Franklin at Las Vegas, Nevada. She was the former wife of film director Sidney Franklin and had a son by this marriage, Sidney Franklin, Jr. The Eddys had no children. Nelson was inducted posthumously into the RI Heritage Hall of Fame, located in Providence