Con Conrad
Dober June 18, 1891 – September 28, 1938), composing and publishing under the name Con Conrad, was an American songwriter and Broadway producer. He wrote numerous scores for stage and film, as well as several jazz and pop standards. He co-wrote the jazz and pop standard "Margie" and the Grammy Hall of Fame inductee "Singin' the Blues".
Con Conrad
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- Name
- Con Conrad
- Birth Name
- Conrad K.
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York, United States
- Born
- 18 June 1891
- Died
- 28 September 1938
- Place of death
- Van Nuys, California, United States
- Occupation
- Songwriter, producer
- Awards
- Inductee to Songwriters Hall of Fame Academy Award for Best Original Score
- Full name
- Conrad K. Dober.
- Nationality
- United States
- Honours
- Academy Award for Best Original Song · Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Languages
- English
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Biography
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He was inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1979.
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• Name — Con Conrad • Birth Name — Conrad K. Dober • Birthplace — Manhattan, New York, United States • Born — 18 June 1891 • Died — 28 September 1938 • Place of death — Van Nuys, California, United States • Origin — New York City • Genre — Stage and film scores • Occupation — Songwriter, producer • Awards — Inductee to Songwriters Hall of Fame Academy Award for Best Original Score
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Con Conrad lived from 18 June 1891 to 28 September 1938 and was a musician. Con Conrad was born on 18 June 1891 in New York.
Biography
Biography
• Illustration — Con Conrad and Irving Caesar, 1924 Conrad was born in Manhattan, New York, and published his first song, "Down in Dear Old New Orleans", in 1912. Conrad produced the Broadway show The Honeymoon Express, starring Al Jolson, in 1913. By 1918, Conrad was writing and publishing with Henry Waterson (1873–1933). He co-composed "Margie" in 1920 with J. Russel Robinson and lyricist Benny Davis, which became his first major hit. He went on to compose hits that became standards, including: • "Palesteena" with co-composer and co-lyricist J. Russel Robinson (1920) • "Singin' the Blues" with co-composer J. Russel Robinson and lyricists Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young (1920) • "You've Got to See Mama Ev'ry Night" with co-composer and co-lyricist Billy Rose (1923) • "Come on Spark Plug" with co-composer and co-lyricist Billy Rose (1923) • "Barney Google" with co-composer and co-lyricist Billy Rose (1923) • "Memory Lane" with lyricist Buddy DeSylva and co-composer Larry Spier (1924) • "Lonesome and Sorry" with lyricist Benny Davis (1926) • "Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me" with lyricist Sidney Clare (1928)
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
Conrad died in 1938 in Van Nuys, California at age 47 after a long illness. His spouse was actress Francine Larrimore.
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Con Conrad died on 28 September 1938 in Van Nuys, California.
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Con Conrad is recorded as having received Academy Award for Best Original Song and Songwriters Hall of Fame. Recorded at birth as Conrad K. The identifiers under which Con Conrad may be traced in institutional catalogues. Identity and origins. Recorded at birth as Conrad K. He also worked under the name Con Conrad. His recorded language was English. He married Francine Larrimore.
Life and career
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1891
Con Conrad born at Manhattan.
1938
Con Conrad died at Van Nuys.
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Stage and film
In 1923, Conrad focused on the stage and wrote the scores for the Broadway shows: The Greenwich Village Follies, Moonlight, Betty Lee, Kitty’s Kisses and Americana. In 1924 the Longacre Theatre staged the small musical Moonlight, with a score by Conrad and William B. Friedlander. The next year Conrad and Friedlander's Mercenary Mary was presented at the Longacre. In 1929, Conrad 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.
Awards and honours
Conrad was the inaugural recipient of the first Academy Award for Best Song for The Continental in 1934 with collaborator Herb Magidson. Conrad was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1979
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- 1.Bloom, Ken. The Routledge Guide to Broadway. Taylor & Francis. 151. 2007. 978-0-415-97380-9.
- 2."Con Conrad" (obituary). Variety, 5 October 1938, 62.
- 3.Songwriters Hall of Fame. Con Conrad.
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