The life story of Ricky Nelson, one of rock 'n' roll's first teen-age idols, may hit the silver screen in the near future. Carsey-Werner Moving Pictures, the theatrical division of the company behind such TV sitcoms as "The Cosby Show" and
"Roseanne," has acquired the film rights to Nelson's life story and has signed screenwriter Floyd Mutrux ("Mullholland Falls," "Dick Tracy") to write the screenplay. Nelson got his start in rock 'n' roll in 1956 when he performed a rendition of Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" on the Halloween episode of his parents' television show, "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet." Nelson had a string of hits from 1956-68 and successfully broke out of his teen-age idol mold with the 1972 country-rock hit "Garden Party." He died on Dec. 31, 1985, in a plane that crashed in DeKalb, Texas, while en route to a concert in Dallas.
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