The Richard Jackson Saga: Book 1: The Beginning

Literature & Fiction

Nelson, Ed

Humor & Satire

Independently published

Beyond Peyton Place, although based upon the life and times of Ed Nelson, is much more than the biography of an actor who claims, in his own words, to have clawed and scratched his way to the middle. It is a fascinating recounting of the professional career of someone who has climbed to professional heights far greater than the middle, and who did it while always giving top billing to his wife and six children. There was not a performance genre in which Ed Nelson did not excel. He began doing high school and college amateur theater, became a floor director for a local TV station, accepted small movie roles filmed in and around New Orleans, and then moved his then-small family to Hollywood, without even enough money to own an automobile. He took whatever roles he could get in film, TV, and theater, and never looked back. Over the next fifty years he appeared in 40 movie roles, over 1,500 TV productions, 30 major stage appearances, and although best known for his starring role for five years as Dr. Mike Rossi in Peyton Place, was a resounding hit as Harry S Truman in the marvelous one-man show Give em Hell Harry! which toured the United States for almost a year. He succeeded Academy-Award winner James Whitmore, who originated the role. Ed Nelson will tell you that his life story is as much about those luminaries, both male and female, with whom he has shared the stage and camera, as it is about himself. Blessed with a phenomenal memory, he offers up stories, some amusing and some sad, but always with an underlying message that will give aspiring actors guidance and encouragement in their quest for a successful career.

Beyond Peyton Place: My Fifty Years on Stage, Screen, and Television

Cotlar, Alvin M., M.D.

Humor & Entertainment

Word Assn Pub

The Richard Jackson SagaBook 8: Oxford UniversityAn adventure filled series of a young man's coming of age in the late 1950's. Starting in the summer before his freshman year it follows him through high school and beyond. He finds wealth as an inventor and fame in Hollywood as he searches for a girlfriend. Wealth and fame prove easier than girls.The eighth book, 'Oxford University,' has Rick transitioning from being a tenth grade high school student to entering Oxford University as an underclassman.Fame, adventure and even some danger keep coming his way as he moves to Oxford England to enter Trinity College at Oxford University. He is back and forth across the Atlantic as he takes his exams, and prepares for the US Open. Somehow his courtesy job as a Queens Messenger lands him in the Royal Air Force as a flight officer. How this ends up involving Miss Bardot and the Mona Lisa remains to be seen. For the young, this is a coming of age adventure, for those who lived it a trip down memory lane, and for those with a search engine Easters Eggs galore. This tongue in cheek saga is all true, give or take a lie or two.

The RIchard Jackson Saga: Book 8: Oxford University

The Richard Jackson Saga: Book 5 Star to Deckhand

The Richard Jackson SagaBook 5: Star to DeckhandAn adventure filled series of a young man’s coming of age in the late 1950’s. Starting in the summer before his freshman year it follows him through high school and beyond. He finds wealth as an inventor and fame in Hollywood as he searches for a girlfriend. Wealth and fame prove easier than girls.The fifth book, ‘Star to Deckhand,’ has Rick working and living in California. Starring in a new movie has its challenges whilst going on Holidays is a world of its own.As Rick gains skills in his new role as an actor he finds that he can sing, to a point. A dark and dangerous side of the family comes forth when Soviet Agents kidnap his sister. The move into Jackson House has its surprises. While the family flies to England for their Holiday, Rick works his way there as a deckhand on a freighter. Cuba, Argentina, Africa and England each have their own adventures for our maturing young man.For the young this is a coming of age adventure, for those who lived it a trip down memory lane, and for those with a search engine Easters Eggs galore. This tongue in cheek saga is all true, give or take a lie or two.

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

The Richard Jackson SagaBook 7: Third Time is a CharmComing of age stories don't have to be all teenage angst, they can be fun-filled adventures. With humor, we follow a young man's coming of age in the late 1950s. Starting in the summer before his freshman year it follows him through high school and beyond. He finds wealth as an inventor and fame in Hollywood as he searches for a girlfriend. Wealth and fame prove far easier than girls.The seventh book, 'Third Time is a Charm,' has Rick making a movie he didn't want to do, singing a song against his will and trying to complete the tenth grade.Danger and adventure keep coming his way, from a pedophile to the KGB the world seems out to get him. Life is strange when the Hell's Angeles consider you one of them. The State of California can't comprehend that self-study can be more efficient than a classroom. Flying multi-engine aircraft proves to be easy compared to getting and keeping a girlfriend. This tongue in cheek saga is all true, give or take a lie or two.

The RIchard Jackson Saga: Book 7: Third Time is a Charm

The Richard Jackson Saga: Book 1 The Beginning

Humor

The Richard Jackson SagaBook 5: Star to DeckhandComing of age stories don’t have to be all teenage angst, they can be fun-filled adventures. With humor, we follow a young man’s coming of age in the late 1950s. Starting in the summer before his freshman year it follows him through high school and beyond. He finds wealth as an inventor and fame in Hollywood as he searches for a girlfriend. Wealth and fame prove far easier than girls.The fifth book, ‘Star to Deckhand,’ has Rick working and living in California. Starring in a new movie has its challenges whilst going on Holidays is a world of its own.As Rick gains skills in his new role as an actor he finds that he can sing, to a point. A dark and dangerous side of the family comes forth when Soviet Agents kidnap his sister. The move into Jackson House has its surprises. While the family flies to England for their Holiday, Rick works his way there as a deckhand on a freighter. Cuba, Argentina, Africa, and England each have their own adventures for our maturing young man.This tongue in cheek saga is all true, give or take a lie or two.

Earl E. Nelson dba Eastern Shore Publishing

The Richard Jackson Saga Book 6: Surfing Dude

The Richard Jackson Saga: Book 11: Interesting Times

The untimely death of Chairman Mao has set in motion enormous changes in the world. The new Empress of China is a contact of Rick’s, this leads to his involvement in events in China, the Vietnams, and Hong Kong. At the same time, he starts his quest for being the second amateur to complete a Grand Slam in golf.With humor, we follow a young man’s coming of age in the late 1950s. Starting in the summer before his freshman year this series follows the young man through his high school life and beyond. He finds that fame and fortune cannot protect him from everything. He learns that a broken heart hurts. As the old Chinese curse says, “May you live in Interesting Times.”This tongue-in-cheek saga is all true, give or take a lie or two.

Genre Fiction

Rick has two golf tournaments to win on his way to an grand slam. He has to do this while making a movie, recovering from a broken heart, helping seat an Empress in China and keep peace between North and South Vietnam. These are interesting times indeed. With humor, we follow a young man's coming of age in the late 1950s. Starting in the summer before his freshman year this series follows the young man through his high school life and beyond. He finds that fame and fortune cannot protect him from everything.He learns that being sent down from Oxford is not the end of the world. It is also reaffirmed that broken arms and bullet wound hurt.This tongue in cheek saga is all true, give or take a lie or two.

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Books by Nelson, Ed

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The Richard Jackson Saga: Book 1: The Beginning

Beyond Peyton Place: My Fifty Years on Stage, Screen, and Television

The RIchard Jackson Saga: Book 8: Oxford University

The Richard Jackson Saga: Book 5 Star to Deckhand

The RIchard Jackson Saga: Book 7: Third Time is a Charm

The Richard Jackson Saga: Book 1 The Beginning

The Richard Jackson Saga: Book 5 Star to Deckhand

The Richard Jackson Saga Book 6: Surfing Dude

The Richard Jackson Saga: Book 11: Interesting Times

The Richard Jackson Saga: Book 11: Interesting Times