Bek Nelson
(1927-2015)

American actress (1927-2015) – Bek Nelson was born in Canton (City in Stark County, Ohio, United States) on May 8th, 1927 and died in Watsonville (City in Santa Cruz County, California, United States) on March 28th, 2015 at the age of 87. Today Bek Nelson would be 96 years old.

Age

how old was Bek Nelson when he died?

Bek Nelson died in 2015 at the age of 87.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 8th, 1927 (Sunday)
Place of Birth	Canton City in Stark County, Ohio, United States
Death Date	March 28th, 2015 (Saturday)
Death place	Watsonville City in Santa Cruz County, California, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Rabbit 兔

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Bek Nelson

Birthday

When was Bek Nelson born?

Bek Nelson was born on May 8th, 1927.

Death

When did Bek Nelson die?

Bek Nelson died on March 28th, 2015 at the age of 87 in Watsonville (City in Santa Cruz County, California, United States). Today Bek Nelson would be 96 years old.