Conrad Nagel

Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal Ephemera

Conrad Nagel (1897-1970)

Born to a musically-inclined family in Keokuk, IA, the Nagels relocated to Des Moines, where Conrad graduated high school and soon made his professional acting debut with the local Princess Stock Company in 1914. Success came relatively quick for the youthful blue-eyed, blonde-haired actor, who debuted on Broadway in Forever After (1918) and on film the same year as Laurie in Little Women (1918). S...