Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte, well-known Hollywood movie actor, lived in Ames as a youngster from 1945-1950 and attended Beardshear School.  The family lived in the Queen Anne style Victorian home at 823 Douglas Ave.  Nick’s father, Frank, played football at Iowa State from 1929-1931.

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(Private collection of Neal Tarman)

This photo taken in April of 1950 shows neighborhood boys who attended Beardshear School.  From left: Nick Nolte, Dennis Wendell, Neal Tarman, Larry D. Jones, and Cecil Anderson

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(Private collection of Neal Tarman)

These photos were taken at 113 East Sixth Street.  From left: Jay Simser, Nick Nolte, Dennis Wendell, Neal Tarman, Cecil Anderson, Larry D. Jones

unofficial Nick Nolte website

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