Conrad Nagel

Acting

Conrad Nagel

Born March 15, 1897 · Keokuk, Iowa, USA

Died February 24, 1970 · aged 72

Conrad Nagel was an American stage and film actor, as well as radio and television performer and host. He was a matinee idol and star of the Silent cinema era and beyond. He was a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and served as its President from 1932 to 1933. He was also a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Known For

The KissThe Kiss · 1929
The Kiss
6.41929
MovieDramaRomance
An unhappily married woman is caught up in scandal and murder when her affection toward a young man is misinterpreted.
That's Entertainment!That's Entertainment! · 1974
That's Entertainment!
7.41974
MovieDocumentaryFamily
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
All That Heaven AllowsAll That Heaven Allows · 1955
All That Heaven Allows
7.31955
MovieDramaRomance
Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love with her much younger and down-to-earth gardener, prompting disapproval and criticism from her children and country club friends.
Forever YoursForever Yours · 1945
Forever Yours
7.01945
MovieDrama
A young woman who has been stricken with infantile paralysis gives up hope and is trying to "will herself" to die. A doctor who has been conducting experiments with patients with paralyzed nerves is convinced he can cure her.
Second WifeSecond Wife · 1930
Second Wife
7.01930
MovieDrama
A man's pregnant second wife gets upset when he decides to go overseas to his young son, who may be dying of typhoid fever.
Little WomenLittle Women · 1918
Little Women
1918
MovieDramaFamily
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Memory LaneMemory Lane · 1926
Memory Lane
8.01926
MovieDramaComedy
Mary is marrying Jimmie, from whom she has kept a secret; Mary remains in love with another man. Problems ensue, jeopardizing the tranquility of their relationship.
The Bad SisterThe Bad Sister · 1931
The Bad Sister
5.61931
MovieDrama
Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsement on a money-raising scheme. He runs off with the money and Marianne, later dumping her. Her sister Laura loves Dr. Lindley although she knows he loves Marianne. Marianne returns and marries a wealthy young man, and Lindley turns his love toward Laura.

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Matinee TheaterMatinee Theater · 1955
Matinee Theater
5.31955
SeriesDrama
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.
ABC Stage 67ABC Stage 67 · 1966
ABC Stage 67
6.81966
SeriesDramaDocumentary
ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and original musicals. It premiered on American Broadcasting Company on September 14, 1966 with Murray Schisgal's The Love Song of Barney Kempinksi, directed by Stanley Prager and starring Alan Arkin as a man enjoying the sights and sounds of New York City in his last remaining hours of bachelorhood. Arkin was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama and the program was nominated as Outstanding Dramatic Program. Future programs included appearances by Petula Clark, Bobby Darin, Sir Laurence Olivier, Albert Finney, Peter Sellers, David Frost, and Jack Paar. ABC's effort to bring culture to the masses was a noble but unsuccessful experiment. Scheduled first against I Spy on Wednesdays and then The Dean Martin Show on Thursdays, the show consistently received low ratings. Its last production, an adaptation of Jean Cocteau's one-woman play The Human Voice starring Ingrid Bergman, aired on May 4, 1967. "Stage 67" was not actually a part of the primary ABC facilities in Los Angeles. It was produced at the old Monogram Studios backlot that was later sold to KCET.

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