The Life of the Party

Harriet Hilliard was Ozzie Nelson's singer for his band. Later, he became Rick Nelson's agent. Ozzie was a lawyer but never practiced. He kept Rick busy with prostitutes instead of getting involved with dangerous groupies. I knew Rick well, because of our travels to common cities, starting with Roger Miller's King Of The Road hotel in Nashville to Joe Namath's Bachelor's Two in Fort Lauderdale and on and on and on. Nice guy; I still miss him.

But, back to Harriet. She was really cute in this film. As my summary states: 'Ozzie's Wife Makes This Film.' Had she not married Ozzie, I think she would have become a major star. She was even believable as the wife, mother, housekeeper in 'The Adventures of Ozzie And Harriet.' Notice, Harriet didn't have a maid and Ozzie was always home wearing a cardigan sweater. He must have been an insurance salesperson. I didn't meet Rick until the Stone Canyon days, but 'Garden Party' is in my top ten of all pop songs - and I'm 72, still a music lover.

Harriet was devastated by Rick's plane crash and she died before David did, thank God. Harriet Hilliard Nelson was a beautiful woman of high moral values and so were Ozzie, David and Rick. They are icons of the best of American life.