Profile
Conrad Nagel
Actor
Male
Born
Mar 16, 1897
Hometown
Keokuk, Iowa
Died
Feb 24, 1970
Death Place
New York City, Ne...
Conrad Nagel was an American screen actor and matinee idol of the silent film era and beyond. He was also a well-known television actor and radio performer.
Romance
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Michael Coulson SmithMarried 1954
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Ruth HelmsMarried 1919 - 1935
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1897
Birth
Born on March 16, 1897.
TWENTIES
1918
21 Years Old
Nagel was immediately cast in film roles that cemented his unspoiled lover image. His first film was the 1918 retelling of the Louisa May Alcott classic, Little Women, which quickly captured the public’s attention and set Nagel on a path to silent film stardom.
His breakout role came in the 1920 film, The Fighting Chance, opposite Swedish starlet Anna Q. Nilsson.
THIRTIES
On May 11, 1927, Nagel was among 35 other film industry insiders to found the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS); a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures.
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1930
33 Years Old
He was the host of the 3rd Academy Awards ceremony held on November 5, 1930, the 5th Academy Awards on November 18, 1932, and a co-host with Bob Hope at the 25th Academy Awards ceremony on March 19, 1953.
He served as president of the organization from 1932 to 1933.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1970
73 Years Old
In 1970, Nagel died in New York City, aged 72, and was cremated at Garden State Crematory in North Bergen, New Jersey.
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