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 > >