Background
Nelson, Richard was born on December 7, 1938 in New York City. Son of Salvador and Boye (Goldfarb) Nelson.
Nelson, Richard was born on December 7, 1938 in New York City. Son of Salvador and Boye (Goldfarb) Nelson.
Born in New York City, Nelson studied at the High School of the Performing Arts and began his career off-Broadway in 1955.
Lighting designer dance productions, Merce Cunningham Company, 1959-1962, 68-75; lighting designer dance productions, José Limon Company, Louis Falco Company, Jennifer Muller Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Martha Graham Company, Netherlands Dance Theatre, Laura Dean Dancers, 1968-1988; lighting designer plays, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1963-1966, 73-82; lighting designer, Theatre of Living Arts, Los Angeles, 1966-1967; lighting designer, Inner City Repertory Theatre, Los Angeles, 1967-1969; lighting designer, National Actors Theatre, 1991-1994; president, Lucida Corporation, New York City, since 1987; associate professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1988-1991. Lighting designer Ronald Reagan Presidential Library., Simi, California, 1989-1991;producer, director Port Townsend (Washington) Festival Theatre, 1964-1965.
Member United Scenic Artists. M C.
Married Wendy Lindgreen, August 9, 1959 (divorced January 1964). 1 child, Marc Scott; married Nina Sheffy, June 2, 1984 (divorced June 1990).