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- Birth nameGaylord Anton Nelson
- Gaylord Nelson was born on June 4, 1916 in Clear Lake, Wisconsin, USA. He is known for The Earth Day Special (1990), The War at Home (1979) and Troubled Waters (1965). He was married to Carrie Lee Dotson. He died on July 3, 2005 in Kensington, Maryland, USA.
- SpouseCarrie Lee Dotson(1947 - July 3, 2005) (his death, 3 children)
- Governor of Wisconsin: 5 January 1959 - 7 January 1963.
- U.S. senator from Wisconsin: 8 January 1963 - 3 January 1981. Senatorial term began 5 days later than usual because he completed his term as governor before being sworn in as a senator.
- Founder of Earth Day in 1970.
- Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 391-393. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
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