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Conrad Nagel Facts
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born |
Mar 16, 1897 Keokuk, IA |
| Died |
Feb 24, 1970 New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 72 |
| Total Facts | 10 |
Children: Ruth Margaret (b. 1920 to his first wife, Ruth) and Michael, born in the late 1950s to third wife Michael.
Conrad Nagel was cremated at Garden State Crematory in North Bergen, New Jersey.
Grandson is Peter Jones who shares his "wavy blond hair and matinee- idol features."
He was awarded 3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 1719 Vine Street, for Radio at 1752 Vine Street, and for Television at 1752 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
Hosted the Academy Awards in 1930 and 1932
Hosted the Academy Awards in 1953 alongside Bob Hope
One of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1932 to 1933
Son-in-law, Thomas Victor Jones, was former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of military-industrial giant, Northrop Corporation, now Northrop-Grumman.
Was engaged to Hollywood starlet (and co-author of The Blob) Kay Linaker 4 times. They met while they were filming The Girl from Mandalay (1936). Nagel was 39 and Linaker 23.