If you do a Google "Biography" search for Nelson Riddle you will find several sites which list his birth as: June 1, 1921 in Oradell, NJ. At least one of the sites I quickly skimmed also stated that Nelson Riddle was an only child. I found no Iowa connection. Kate > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Sue Thielmann > Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 8:11 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Riddle family > Importance: High > > A Google search gave me this entry on Nelson Riddle > composer Nelson Riddle - wrote theme song for tv series Route 66 > born on 6-1-1921 in Oradell, New Jersey > expired 10-7-1985 in Los Angeles, California age 64 > > And > This link to the "official" website http://www.nelsonriddlemusic.com/nr_bio.htm > > Other than professional engagements and use of his work, I could not find an Iowa > connection for Nelson Riddle. Believe me we Iowans love our native sons and daughters. > If there was an Iowa hometown for Nelson Riddle, there'd be a festival, a recipe book, a > craft show and a run named in his honor. <grin> We'd love to take credit for his success. > Maybe the brother had in-laws in Iowa. Some Iowa connections go the long way around > the barn. > > Sue > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fred" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 5:09 AM > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Riddle family > > > > Doing a quick white page directory search for the entire state of Iowa, > > produces 77 listings of Riddle, covering cities across the entire state. > > The search information would have to be narrowed down somewhat to begin an > > earnest search. > > Fred > > > > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Riddle family > > > > > > I know a Riddle family from Iowa. They lived between Ely > > and Solon (Cedar Rapids - Iowa City area) but I NEVER > > heard they were related to Nelson Riddle. The father of > > the family (the one carrying the Riddle name) was not > > around (I think he had passed on) but his 2 daughters > > still live in the area. > > > > Could you provide more information? > > > > Don Elias > > > > On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:49:32 -0800 "John and Chere Negaard" > > <[email protected]> writes: > >> Back in mid-October someone was seeking information about a > >> Riddle > >> family. I really don't know much about the family except that I > >> remember > >> Nelson Riddle the songwriter, arranger, and I believe orchestra > >> leader, > >> popular in the 1950s and 1960s and maybe beyond that. > >> > >> I live in southern California and a few years ago when my > >> mother was in > >> a nursing home for a while a brother of Nelson Riddle was in the > >> same > >> nursing home in Torrance, California. I don't remember the man's > >> first > >> name, but he did say his family was from Iowa. > >> > >> Chere (Glaze) > >> Negaard > >> > >> _____________________________________________ > >> > >> For additional information concerning how the list > >> works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > >> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > >> _____________________________________________ > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > _____________________________________________ > > > > For additional information concerning how the list > > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > > _____________________________________________ > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > _____________________________________________ > > > > For additional information concerning how the list > > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > > _____________________________________________ > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with > the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > _____________________________________________ > > For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with > the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message