Biography

Bek Nelson was born on May 8, 1927 in Goin, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for Bell Book and Candle (1958), Lawman (1958) and Mike Hammer (1958). She was married to Don Gordon. She died on March 28, 2015 in Watsonville, California, USA.

Began her career in the mid-1940s as a bathing suit model. Ten years later, she worked as a singer at the Copacabana nightclub in New York, eventually making her screen debut in 1957.

Third wife of actor Don Gordon; the couple adopted their daughter, Gabrielle, as a baby in 1966.

Resided in the Santa Cruz area of California until her death. She was cremated and her ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean.