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Con Conrad (
June 18,
1891 -
September 28,
1938) was a songwriter and producer born Conrad K. Dober in
New York City.
Published his first song,
Down in Dear Old New Orleans, in
1912. Produced the Broadway show:
The Honeymoon Express, starring
Al Jolson, in 1913. By 1918, Conrad was writing and publishing, along with
Henry Waterson and had his first major hit in
1920 with
Margie. Over the next several years, he'd also be responsible for such standards as:
Ma, He’s Making Eyes At Me,
You’ve Got to See Your Mama Every Night,
Memory Lane,
Lonesome and Sorry and
Come on Spark Plug.
In
1923 Conrad focused on the stage and wrote the scores for the
Broadway shows:
The Greenwich Follies,
Moonlight,
Betty Lee,
Kitty’s Kisses and
Americana. In
1929 he moved to
Hollywood after losing all of his money on unsuccessful shows. There he worked on films such as:
Fox Movietone Follies,
Palmy Days,
The Gay Divorcee and
Here’s to Romance.
Conrad received the first
Academy Award for
Best Song for
The Continental in
1934 along with collaborator
Herb Magidson. Conrad died four years later in
Van Nuys,
California.
Con Conrad was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1970.
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