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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 would 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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★ 'Con Conrad''s entry at the Songwriters' Hall of Fame

★ 'Con Conrad''s entry at IMDb